Tag: U.S. Treasuries

US Treasuries Post Record Foreign Inflows in August: Treasury Data

NEW YORK—Foreign inflows into U.S. Treasuries posted a record in the month of August, data from the U.S. Treasury department showed on Tuesday, as investors speculated about a pivot by the Federal Reserve away from aggressive tightening. Data showed that foreign investors poured an all-time peak of $174.2 billion into U.S. Treasuries, up from $23…


China’s US Debt Holdings Drop to 12-Year-Low, Further Reductions May Follow

China’s holdings of U.S. debt dropped to the lowest since 2010 after falling below the $1 trillion mark in May, according to data released by the U.S. Treasury on Aug. 15. After seven months of continuous decreases, China’s U.S. Treasury holdings dropped to $967.8 billion in June, $113 billion less than last November, according to…


Chinese Companies Turn to Switzerland for Fundraising as Hong Kong’s IPO Market Deteriorates

News Analysis Chinese A-share companies have started listing in Switzerland, while the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) saw a record low funding in IPOs. Hong Kong’s Weak IPO Market According to its latest interim results (pdf), in the first half of 2022, the HKEX saw a 27 percent drop in profit and an 18 percent…


China’s Holdings of US Debt Fell Below $1 Trillion for the First Time in 12 Years

China’s holdings of U.S. Treasury securities fell to the lowest level since May 2010, following a sixth successive month of selling in May, a Treasury International Capital (TIC) report from the U.S. Treasury Department showed. China sold $23 billion of U.S. Treasury securities in May, lowering its total ownership to $980.8 billion, according to the…


US Treasurys May Be Losing Safe-Haven Status, New Study Says

U.S. Treasury securities might be losing their luster as a conventional safe-haven asset, a new report by the Institute of International Finance (IIF) says. The United States was one of the few nations to witness an outflow of foreign investment in governments bond in 2020, according to the Washington-based trade association for the global financial services…


US Treasuries Losing Safe-Haven Status, Says New Study

U.S. Treasury securities could be losing their luster as a conventional safe-haven asset, says a new report by the Institute of International Finance (IIF).   According to the Washington-based trade association for the global financial services industry, the United States had been one of the few nations to witness an outflow of foreign investment in governments…


US Treasuries May Be Losing Safe-Haven Status, New Study Says

U.S. Treasury securities might be losing their luster as a conventional safe-haven asset, a new report by the Institute of International Finance (IIF) says. The United States was one of the few nations to witness an outflow of foreign investment in governments bond in 2020, according to the Washington-based trade association for the global financial services…