Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Monthly net TIC flows were negative $97.5 billion.

TREASURY INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL DATA FOR JULY
September 16, 2009TG-288
TREASURY INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL DATA FOR JULY
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for July 2009. The next release, which will report on data for August 2009, is scheduled for October 16, 2009.
Net foreign purchases of long-term securities were $15.3 billion.
Net foreign purchases of long-term U.S. securities were $44.0 billion. Of this, net purchases by private foreign investors were $32.1 billion, and net purchases by foreign official institutions were $12.0 billion.
U.S. residents purchased a net $28.8 billion of long-term foreign securities.
Net foreign acquisition of long-term securities, taking into account adjustments, is estimated to have been negative $7.4 billion.
Foreign holdings of dollar-denominated short-term U.S. securities, including Treasury bills, and other custody liabilities decreased $4.5 billion. Foreign holdings of Treasury bills increased $14.4 billion.
Banks' own net dollar-denominated liabilities to foreign residents decreased $85.7 billion.
Monthly net TIC flows were negative $97.5 billion. Of this, net foreign private flows were negative $131.3 billion, and net foreign official flows were $33.8 billion.