Foreign Holdings of U.S. Treasuries Hit Record High with Largest Monthly Increase in a Year

Foreign holdings of U.S. Treasuries recorded the largest monthly increase in a year in February, reaching a record high of $9.49 trillion, primarily driven by increases in holdings by Canada and Saudi Arabia. Data released by the U.S. Treasury Department on Wednesday showed that overseas holdings increased by $197.7 billion in February compared to the revised data from the previous month.

Canadian monthly holdings, which have historically been volatile, increased by $50.5 billion in February to $446.3 billion. Saudi holdings increased by $25.6 billion to $160.4 billion in the month preceding the outbreak of war between the U.S. and Israel against Iran.

As the largest overseas holder of U.S. debt, Japan increased its holdings by $14 billion to $1.24 trillion; the second-largest holder, the United Kingdom, added $17.6 billion, bringing its total to $897.3 billion.

The third-largest holder, China, reduced its holdings by $1.1 billion to $693.3 billion.

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