Excerpt: “The sum total in March of all net foreign acquisitions of long-term securities, short-term U.S. securities, and banking flows was a net TIC inflow of $254.3 billion. Of this, net foreign private inflows were $259.2 billion, and net foreign official outflows were $4.9 billion. Foreign residents increased their holdings of long-term U.S. securities in March; their net purchases were $183.2 billion. Net purchases by private foreign investors were $146.0 billion, while net purchases by foreign official institutions were $37.3 billion. U.S. residents increased their holdings of long term foreign securities, with net purchases of $21.5 billion. After including adjustments, such as estimated foreign portfolio acquisitions of U.S. stocks through stock swaps, overall net foreign purchases of long-term securities are estimated to have been $161.8 billion in March. Foreign residents increased their holdings of U.S. Treasury bills by $98.3 billion. Foreign resident holdings of all dollar-denominated short-term U.S. securities and other custody liabilities increased by $98.6 billion.”
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