China Dumped US Treasuries For 4th Straight Month, Most Since 2016

zerohedge2021-08-17

Overall, June was a 'buy all the US things' month for foreign investors

  • Long-Term Treasurys +$10.9BN
  • Agencies +22.7BN
  • Corporate Bonds $13.8BN
  • Corporate Stocks +$25.2BN

That is the biggest stock buying binge since March, led by non-official source buying (Foreign Official institutions -5.4BN, Other foreign entities: +30.6BN)...

For the 4th straight month, China dumped US Treasuries in June (the latest TIC data). In fact,over the last two months, China sold over $34 billion in Treasuries - the biggest dump since 2016...

Source: Bloomberg

Belgium also saw significant selling (often considered a proxy for China selling via Everclear), now with the lowest holdings since Sept 2020...

Source: Bloomberg

Japan bought Treasuries in June (after selling in May)...

Source: Bloomberg

And finally, hedge funds appear to have been big buyers of bonds in June as Catman Islands added almost $16bn (up for the 3rd month in a row)...

Source: Bloomberg

As a reminder, the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield decreased about 13 basis points in June to 1.47%.

Finally, we note that the shift from Treasuries to Gold among global reserves remains in tact...

Source: Bloomberg

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