Highlights
Cross-border trade in long-term financial securities showed little net change in January, at a $6.3 billion inflow into the United States. Foreign accounts bought a net $14.7 billion of U.S. securities, centered in equities and agency bonds, while U.S. accounts bought $8.4 billion of foreign securities centered in equities. Country data on U.S. Treasury holdings show an increase for Japan, up more than $10 billion in the month to $1.10 trillion, and a decrease for China, down more than $7 billion to $1.05 trillion.
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