NEW YORK, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Foreign central banks' holdings of U.S. Treasuries at the Federal Reserve rose in the latest week while agency debt holdings also increased slightly, data from the U.S. central bank showed on Thursday.
The combined holdings of Treasuries and agency securities by foreign central banks at the Fed rose by $8.12 billion to total $2.864 trillion in the week ended Oct. 14.
Treasuries held by overseas central banks at the Fed increased by $7.15 billion to total $2.10 trillion.
Foreign central banks' holdings of securities issued or guaranteed by the two biggest U.S. mortgage financing agencies, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, edged up by $976 million to $764.37 billion in the latest week.
Overseas central banks, particularly in Asia, have been huge buyers of U.S. debt in recent years and own more than a quarter of marketable Treasuries. China is the biggest such buyer, followed by Japan.
The full Fed report can be found on: http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h41/
Keywords: ECONOMY FED/FOREIGNERS
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The combined holdings of Treasuries and agency securities by foreign central banks at the Fed rose by $8.12 billion to total $2.864 trillion in the week ended Oct. 14.
Treasuries held by overseas central banks at the Fed increased by $7.15 billion to total $2.10 trillion.
Foreign central banks' holdings of securities issued or guaranteed by the two biggest U.S. mortgage financing agencies, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, edged up by $976 million to $764.37 billion in the latest week.
Overseas central banks, particularly in Asia, have been huge buyers of U.S. debt in recent years and own more than a quarter of marketable Treasuries. China is the biggest such buyer, followed by Japan.
The full Fed report can be found on: http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h41/
Keywords: ECONOMY FED/FOREIGNERS
COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2009. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
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