NEW YORK, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Foreign central banks' holdings of U.S. Treasuries and agency debt at the Federal Reserve rose in the latest week, 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 $1.83 billion to a total of $2.951 trillion in the week ended January 20.
Treasuries held by overseas central banks at the Fed rose $1.68 billion to total $2.184 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 $148 million to $767.5 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 Andrew Hay) Keywords: USA FED/FOREIGNERS (ellen.freilich@thomsonreuters.com; +1 646 223 6309; Reuters Messaging: ellen.freilich.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.
The combined holdings of Treasuries and agency securities by foreign central banks at the Fed rose $1.83 billion to a total of $2.951 trillion in the week ended January 20.
Treasuries held by overseas central banks at the Fed rose $1.68 billion to total $2.184 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 $148 million to $767.5 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 Andrew Hay) Keywords: USA FED/FOREIGNERS (ellen.freilich@thomsonreuters.com; +1 646 223 6309; Reuters Messaging: ellen.freilich.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.