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US Data: TICS Cross-Border Portfolio Financial Flows - Details

Data through: October 2017
Source: U.S. Treasury Department
Billions of U.S. dollars, net unless otherwise noted
Level and changes calculated by MNI
                                 2015     2016  Jul-17  Aug-17  Sep-17  Oct-17
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Gross Purch of U.S.
Securities                    29905.6  29632.6  2326.9  2666.1  2591.0  2706.6
Gross Sales of U.S.
Securities                    29749.2  29574.6  2321.8  2625.5  2530.2  2699.1
Domestic Securities Purch,
net                             156.4     58.0     5.1    40.6    60.8     7.5
Private, net                    374.4    348.7    16.7    40.4    59.5    25.6
Tsy Bonds, Notes                210.5      5.7    15.4    19.7    13.1    -1.9
Govt Agy Bonds                  123.5    225.1     5.9     8.2     9.1     6.5
Corporate Bonds                 139.2    130.0     2.7    16.7    14.1     7.6
Equities                        -98.7    -12.2    -7.3    -4.2    23.2    13.4
Official, net                  -218.0   -290.7   -11.6     0.2     1.3   -18.1
Tsy Bonds, Notes               -230.8   -331.5   -15.9    -2.2    -0.4   -20.2
Govt Agy Bonds                   33.2     40.8     4.4     1.1    -0.2     3.4
Corporate Bonds                  -4.2     -5.3     0.2     2.5    -1.2    -0.2
Equities                        -16.2      5.4    -0.3    -1.2     3.0    -1.1
Gross Purch of Frgn Secs      10727.0  10124.4  1100.1  1168.2  1362.9  1293.3
Gross Sales of Frgn Secs      10564.6   9921.3  1104.0  1135.7  1342.8  1277.5
Foreign Securties Purch,
net                             162.4    203.1    -3.8    32.6    20.1    15.7
Foreign Bonds, Purchased        276.5    258.7    11.7    32.2    24.2    27.8
Foreign Equities,
Purchased                      -114.0    -55.7   -15.5     0.3    -4.1   -12.0
Net Long-Term Sec
Transactions                    318.9    261.0     1.2    73.2    80.9    23.2
Oth Acquisitions of L-T
Securities                     -277.5   -273.1   -44.5   -16.2   -15.9   -15.4
Net Frgn Acquistion of L-T
Securities                       41.4    -12.1   -43.2    57.0    65.0     7.9
Incr in Frgn Holdings of
S-T $-denominated
US Secs & Oth Cust
Liabilities                      85.1     16.3     7.5   -34.9    10.1    47.6
US Tsy Bills                     53.1    -52.4     3.1    -7.2     8.5    33.0
Private, net                     51.7    -14.1     3.0    -0.7     7.4    26.0
Official, net                     1.4    -38.3     0.1    -6.5     1.1     7.0
Other                            32.1     68.7     4.5   -27.8     1.7    14.6
Private, net                     34.7     67.6     1.9   -25.7    -0.1    14.3
Official, net                    -2.6      1.1     2.5    -2.1     1.7     0.3
Chg in Banks Own Net
$-denom Liabilities            -139.3   -109.3    27.1   107.6  -117.8    95.7
Monthly Net TIC Flows           -12.7   -105.0    -8.6   129.7   -42.6   151.2
Private, net                    185.3    257.0     0.2   135.7   -11.6   154.8
Official, net                  -198.0   -362.1    -8.8    -6.0   -31.1    -3.7
                                                        Change  Change  Change
                                                        Aug-17  Sep-17  Oct-17
Gross Purch of U.S.
Securities                                               339.2   -75.1   115.6
Gross Sales of U.S.
Securities                                               303.7   -95.3   168.9
Domestic Securities Purch,
net                                                       35.5    20.2   -53.3
Private, net                                              23.7    19.1   -33.9
Tsy Bonds, Notes                                           4.3    -6.6   -15.0
Govt Agy Bonds                                             2.3     0.9    -2.6
Corporate Bonds                                           14.0    -2.6    -6.5
Equities                                                   3.1    27.4    -9.8
Official, net                                             11.8     1.1   -19.4
Tsy Bonds, Notes                                          13.7     1.8   -19.8
Govt Agy Bonds                                            -3.3    -1.3     3.6
Corporate Bonds                                            2.3    -3.7     1.0
Equities                                                  -0.9     4.2    -4.1
Gross Purch of Frgn Secs                                  68.1   194.7   -69.6
Gross Sales of Frgn Secs                                  31.7   207.1   -65.3
Foreign Securties Purch,
net                                                       36.4   -12.5    -4.4
Foreign Bonds, Purchased                                  20.5    -8.0     3.6
Foreign Equities,
Purchased                                                 15.8    -4.4    -7.9
Net Long-Term Sec
Transactions                                              72.0     7.7   -57.7
Oth Acquisitions of L-T
Securities                                                28.3     0.3     0.5
Net Frgn Acquistion of L-T
Securities                                               100.2     8.0   -57.1
Incr in Frgn Holdings of
S-T $-denominated
US Secs & Oth Cust
Liabilities                                              -42.4    45.0    37.5
US Tsy Bills                                             -10.3    15.7    24.5
Private, net                                              -3.7     8.1    18.6
Official, net                                             -6.6     7.6     5.9
Other                                                    -32.3    29.5    12.9
Private, net                                             -27.6    25.6    14.4
Official, net                                             -4.6     3.8    -1.4
Chg in Banks Own Net
$-denom Liabilities                                       80.5  -225.4   213.5
Monthly Net TIC Flows                                    138.3  -172.3   193.8
Private, net                                             135.5  -147.3   166.4
Official, net                                              2.8   -25.1    27.4
--MNI Washington Bureau; +1 202-371-2121; email: holly.stokes@marketnews.com
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