Japan Dumps Most Treasuries In History As Israel’s 2019 Buying Spree Continues

After plunging in August (US foreign net transactions saw a $41 billion outflow – the biggest monthly outflow since Dec 2018), September data showed a notable $49.47 billion rebound in flows…

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Only Treasuries saw net selling

• Foreign net selling of Treasuries at $34.3b

• Foreign net buying of equities at $8.8b

• Foreign net buying of corporate debt at $14.9b

• Foreign net buying of agency debt at $26b

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Rather notably Japan, after buying the most Treasuries since 2013 in August, dumped $28.9 billion in September – its biggest monthly cut in Treasury reserves ever…

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China dumped Treasuries for the sixth month in the last seven to its lowest level of holdings since May 2017…

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On the buy-side, little old Luxembourg has seen the biggest 2-month buying of Treasuries since August 2011 to a new record high…

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And finally, we note that Israel continues to be an active buyer of US bonds (buying for the fifth of the last six months to a new record high)…

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…quid pro quo?

The trend continues – albeit with a slowdown in the last month or two – as Treasury holdings tumble worldwide, gold reserves have been rising…

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