• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Republica Press

Your Business & Political News Source

REPUBLICA PRESS
Your Business & Political News Source

  • Home
  • BUSINESS
  • MONEY
  • POLITICS
  • REAL ESTATE
  • SCIENCE/TECH
  • US
  • WORLD

China’s holdings of U.S. Treasuries skid to 12-year low; Japan also cuts holdings

by

>>> Don’t Miss Today’s BEST Amazon Deals!<<<<

U.S. and Chinese flags are seen in front of a U.S. dollar banknote featuring American founding father Benjamin Franklin and a China’s yuan banknote featuring late Chinese chairman Mao Zedong in this illustration picture taken May 20, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee/Illustration/File Photo

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

NEW YORK, June 15 (Reuters) – China’s holdings of U.S Treasuries tumbled in April to their lowest since May 2010, data showed on Wednesday, with Chinese investors likely cutting losses as Treasury prices fell after Federal Reserve officials signaled sizable rate hikes to temper soaring inflation.

Chinese holdings dropped to $1.003 trillion in April, down $36.2 billion from $1.039 trillion the previous month, according to U.S. Treasury Department figures. China’s stock of Treasuries in May 2010 was $843.7 billion, data showed.

The reduction in Treasury holdings may also have been aimed at diversifying China’s foreign exchange holdings, analysts said.

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

The Chinese sales contributed to a drop in overall foreign holdings of Treasuries in April that helped propel yields higher. U.S. benchmark 10-year Treasury yields started April with a yield of 2.3895% , and surged roughly 55 basis points to 2.9375% by the end of the month.

Japan’s holdings of U.S. Treasuries fell further in April to their lowest since January 2020, amid a persistent decline in the yen versus the dollar, which may have prompted Japanese investors to sell U.S. assets to benefit from the exchange rate.

Japanese holdings fell to $1.218 trillion in April, from $1.232 trillion in March. Japan remained the largest non-U.S. holder of Treasuries.

Overall, foreign holdings of Treasuries slid to 7.455 trillion, the lowest since April 2021, from $7.613 trillion in March.

On a transaction basis, U.S. Treasuries saw net foreign outflows of $1.152 billion in April, from net new foreign inflows of $48.795 billion in March. This was the first outflow since October 2021.

The Federal Reserve, at its policy meeting in March, raised benchmark interest rates by a quarter of a percentage point.

It lifted rates by 50 bps in May, but at the June policy meeting on Wednesday lifted rates by a hefty 75 bps to stem a disruptive surge in inflation. The Fed also projected a slowing economy and rising unemployment in the months to come. read more

In other asset classes, foreigners sold U.S. equities in April amounting to $7.1 billion, from net outflows of $94.338 billion in March, the largest since at least January 1978, when the Treasury Department started keeping track of this data. Foreign investors have sold stocks for four consecutive months.

U.S. corporate bonds, on the other hand, posted inflows in April of $22.587 billion, from March’s $33.38 billion, the largest since March 2021. Foreigners were net buyers of U.S. corporate bonds for four straight months.

U.S. residents, meanwhile, decreased their holdings of long-term foreign securities, with net sales of $36.7 billion, data showed.

Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

Reporting by Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss; Editing by Paul Simao and Richard Pullin

Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

View Source

>>> Don’t Miss Today’s BEST Amazon Deals! <<<<

Filed Under: BUSINESS Tagged With: China, Dollar, Economy, Federal Reserve, Inflation, Interest Rates, Japan, Mao Zedong, Policy, Reuters, Treasury Department, unemployment, York, Yuan

Primary Sidebar

More to See

Neglected Titanic Memorial: ‘Like Their Graves Have Not Been Tended’

On a landlocked street corner at the entrance to the South Street Seaport stands a shabby, rust-streaked old lighthouse, its lantern dark, dwarfed by … [Read More...] about Neglected Titanic Memorial: ‘Like Their Graves Have Not Been Tended’

Kohl’s ends sale talks with Franchise Group, lowers outlook

Kohl's announced Friday that it is terminating talks to sell its business, saying that retail environment has significantly deteriorated since the … [Read More...] about Kohl’s ends sale talks with Franchise Group, lowers outlook

KB Home Announces the Grand Opening of Alder Brook, a New-Home Community in Highly Desirable Enumclaw, Washington

ENUMCLAW, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KB Home (NYSE: KBH) today announced the grand opening of Alder Brook, a new single-family home community in the … [Read More...] about KB Home Announces the Grand Opening of Alder Brook, a New-Home Community in Highly Desirable Enumclaw, Washington

Copyright © 2022 · Republica Press · Log in · As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.

Terms and Conditions - Privacy Policy