According to data from the U.S. Treasury Department, China’s holdings of U.S. Treasuries fell below the level of $1 trillion. In May, it held $980.8 billion in U.S. Treasuries, a 12-year low, and reduced its holdings by $22.6 billion on a monthly basis.
Japan is the largest creditor of the United States, holding more than 1.21 trillion US dollars of US debt, and reducing its holdings by 5.7 billion US dollars on a monthly basis. As for the holdings of U.S. debt in the United Kingdom and Switzerland, the scale increased.
Data showed that foreign investors bought a net $99.9 billion in U.S. Treasuries in May and sold a net $1.2 billion in April.
As for the U.S. overall capital inflow of $182.5 billion in May, a net outflow of $2.7 billion in April, including stock swaps and other means, foreign investors bought a net $137.4 billion in long-term securities in May, and their net purchases doubled month-on-month. . Through the trading channel alone, the net purchase of long-term securities was US$155.3 billion, up 78% month-on-month.
