JUNE NET LONG-TERM TIC FLOWS $53.4bln, MONTHLY FLOWS $51.1bln
Net foreign purchases of long-term securities were $53.4bln in June, under the $60bln expected and following May’s upwardly revised $83.2bln, previously reported as $67bln.
Monthy net TIC flows were $51.1bln against an upwardly revised $12.3bln (previously reported as -$2.5bln) in May.
China’s holdings were down $3bln to $503.8bln in June while Japan’s holdings were up $5.1bln to $583.8bln. Carribean bank holdings were up $17.7bln after a $13.5bln drop in May. OPEC holdings were up $6.1bln.