Foreign central banks' US debt holdings rise - Fed

NEW YORK, July 21 (Reuters) - Foreign central banks'
overall holdings of U.S. marketable securities at the Federal
Reserve rose 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 rose $9.225 billion in the week ended
July 20, to stand at $3.454 trillion.

The breakdown of custody holdings showed overseas central
banks' holdings of Treasury debt rose by $10.72 billion to
stand at $2.722 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), fell
by $1.499 billion to stand at $732.57 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 two
biggest foreign holders of Treasuries.
(The full Fed report can be found on:
here)