Japan becomes largest foreign holder of U.S. Treasuries
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Topics: JAPAN U.S.
Japan's holdings of U.S. Treasuries increased 21.9 billion U.S. dollars in June to reach 1.1229 trillion dollars, according to data from the department. It has been more than two years since Japan held more U.S. Treasuries than China.
China, meanwhile, held 1.1125 trillion dollars of U.S. Treasuries in June, a slight increase of 2.3 billion dollars from the previous month, after dropping for three months in a row.
Combined, China and Japan still held more than one third of the total foreign holdings of U.S. Treasuries in the month.
Overall, foreign holders of U.S. Treasuries had 6.6363 trillion dollars of government debt in June, up 97.2 billion dollars from May, indicating growing demand for the safe-haven asset. ■