Thursday, April 19, 2012

China’s Holdings of US Treasuries up 12.7 Bn in Feb


Source: US Department of the Treasury, ChinaScope Financial (Data)
+       Data from the United States Department of Treasury shows that China held USD 1.18 tn worth of treasury bills and bonds in February, up USD 12.7 bn from January. This is the second month in a row with slight increase in treasuries holdings.
+       By the end of March, China’s foreign exchange reserves were USD 3.31 trillion, up USD 123.9 billion from December 2011.

The share of US treasuries in China’s foreign reserves holdings is decreasing

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