NEW YORK, Nov 27 (Reuters) - Foreign central banks' holdings of U.S. Treasuries and agency debt at the Federal Reserve fell in the latest week, data from the U.S. central bank showed on Friday.
The combined holdings of Treasuries and agency securities by foreign central banks at the Fed fell $9.668 billion to a total of $2.923 trillion in the week ended November 25.
Treasuries held by overseas central banks at the Fed fell $10.377 billion to total $2.156 trillion.
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 $709 million to $767.1 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 recently overtook Japan as the biggest such buyer.
The full Fed report can be found on: http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h41/ (Reporting by Ellen Freilich: Editing by Chizu Nomiyama) Keywords: USA FED/FOREIGNERS (ellen.freilich@thomsonreuters.com; +1 646 223 6309; Reuters Messaging: ellen.freilich.reuters.com@reuters.net) 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.
The combined holdings of Treasuries and agency securities by foreign central banks at the Fed fell $9.668 billion to a total of $2.923 trillion in the week ended November 25.
Treasuries held by overseas central banks at the Fed fell $10.377 billion to total $2.156 trillion.
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 $709 million to $767.1 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 recently overtook Japan as the biggest such buyer.
The full Fed report can be found on: http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h41/ (Reporting by Ellen Freilich: Editing by Chizu Nomiyama) Keywords: USA FED/FOREIGNERS (ellen.freilich@thomsonreuters.com; +1 646 223 6309; Reuters Messaging: ellen.freilich.reuters.com@reuters.net) 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.