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Overall, US foreign net transactions saw a $41 billion outflow – the biggest monthly outflow since Dec 2018…
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Foreign net selling of Treasuries at $30.5b
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Foreign net selling of equities at $21b
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Foreign net selling of corporate debt at $21b
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Foreign net buying of agency debt at $30.6b
Source: Bloomberg
That outflow is despite a huge buy from Japan… which bought almost $44 billion in US treasuries in August – the most since July 2013…
Source: Bloomberg
But China dumped Treasuries for the fifth month in the last six to its lowest level of holdings since May 2017…
Source: Bloomberg
However, Belgium (often considered a proxy for hiding China’s buying) saw Treasury holdings soar $11.8billion to its highest level since April 2015…
Source: Bloomberg
Additionally, Cayman Islands (proxy for hedge funds) holdings of US Treasuries soared by an almost record $17.9 billion in August
Source: Bloomberg
Finally we note that as Treasury holdings tumble worldwide, gold reserves have been soaring…
Source: Bloomberg
Regime change?