Tag Archives: U.S. Treasuries

Week in Review

Key Points All major equity indices x/Mexico below 200-day s.m.a.; U.S. Treasuries have best week of 2012; Yen has best week of the year; Crude oil has worst week of 2012; Wheat has worst week this year; CRB Index has … Continue reading

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Sovereign Debt Holdings By Type of Investor

The International Monetary Fund (IMF)  is out with an update of their Global Financial Stability Report, which includes the following graphic of sovereign debt holders of the big three issuers and the Euro area.   The IMF notes, …In the United … Continue reading

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China’s U.S. Debt Holdings

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Chart of the Day: Ownership of U.S. Treasury Debt

This is hot from the latest Federal Reserve Flow of Funds data.   Foreigners own 47.1 percent of the $9.4 TN of marketable Treasuries outstanding at the end of Q1 2o11 with the Fed a distant second at 14.2 percent.   We’ll … Continue reading

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