NEW YORK, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Foreign central banks' holdings of U.S. Treasuries at the Federal Reserve fell in the latest week, but their holdings of agency securities rose, data from the U.S. central bank showed on Thursday.
Treasuries held by overseas central banks at the Fed declined by $5.45 billion to total $2.182 trillion in the week ended Jan. 13.
Foreign central banks' holdings of securities issued or guaranteed by the two biggest U.S. mortgage financing agencies, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, rose by $1.4 billion to $767.34 billion in the latest week.
The combined holdings of Treasuries and agency securities by foreign central banks at the Fed fell $4.05 billion to a total of $2.949 trillion on Wednesday.
This week, the U.S. Treasury sold $84 billion of bonds, while Fannie Mae sold $4.5 billion of three-year notes.
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 has overtaken Japan as the biggest such buyer.
The full Fed report can be found on: http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h41/
(Reporting by Richard Leong; Editing by James Dalgleish) Keywords: USA FED/FOREIGNERS (richard.leong@thomsonreuters.com; Tel: +1 646 223 6313; Reuters Messaging: richard.leong.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. 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.
Treasuries held by overseas central banks at the Fed declined by $5.45 billion to total $2.182 trillion in the week ended Jan. 13.
Foreign central banks' holdings of securities issued or guaranteed by the two biggest U.S. mortgage financing agencies, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, rose by $1.4 billion to $767.34 billion in the latest week.
The combined holdings of Treasuries and agency securities by foreign central banks at the Fed fell $4.05 billion to a total of $2.949 trillion on Wednesday.
This week, the U.S. Treasury sold $84 billion of bonds, while Fannie Mae sold $4.5 billion of three-year notes.
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 has overtaken Japan as the biggest such buyer.
The full Fed report can be found on: http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h41/
(Reporting by Richard Leong; Editing by James Dalgleish) Keywords: USA FED/FOREIGNERS (richard.leong@thomsonreuters.com; Tel: +1 646 223 6313; Reuters Messaging: richard.leong.reuters.com@reuters.net) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. 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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