Foreign central banks US debt holdings rose in week-Fed

NEW YORK, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Foreign central banks' holdings of U.S. Treasuries at the Federal Reserve rose in the latest week while agency debt holdings fell, data from the U.S. central bank showed on Thursday.

The combined holdings of Treasuries and agency securities by foreign central banks at the Fed rose by $4.863 billion to total $2.898 trillion in the week ended October 28.

Treasuries held by overseas central banks at the Fed rose $8.651 billion to total $2.137 trillion.

Foreign central banks' holdings of securities issued or guaranteed by the two biggest U.S. mortgage financing agencies, Fannie Mae (FNM.P) and Freddie Mac (FRE.P), fell by $3.788 billion to $760.51 billion in the latest week.

Overseas central banks, particularly in Asia, have been huge buyers of U.S. debt in recent years and own more than a quarter of marketable Treasuries.

The full Fed report can be found on: here

(Reporting by Ellen Freilich; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)