Foreign central banks' US debt holdings fall - Fed

NEW YORK, June 23 (Reuters) - Foreign central banks'
overall holdings of U.S. marketable securities at the Federal
Reserve fell in the latest week, data from the U.S. central
bank showed on Thursday.

The Fed said its holdings of U.S. securities kept for
overseas central banks fell $484 million in the week ended June
22, to stand at $3.457 trillion.

The breakdown of custody holdings showed overseas central
banks' holdings of Treasury debt fell by $3.21 billion to stand
at $2.718 trillion.

Foreign institutions' holdings of securities issued or
guaranteed by the biggest U.S. mortgage financing agencies,
including Fannie Mae (FNMA.OB) and Freddie Mac (FMCC.OB), rose
by $2.729 billion to stand at $738.3 billion.

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Overseas central banks, particularly those in Asia, have
been huge buyers of U.S. debt in recent years, and own over a
quarter of marketable Treasuries. China and Japan are the
biggest two foreign holders of Treasuries.

The full Fed report can be found on:
here
(Reporting by Nick Olivari; Editing by James Dalgleish)