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

Data through: November 2017 
Source: U.S. Treasury Department
Billions of U.S. dollars, net unless otherwise noted
Level and changes calculated by MNI
                                   2015     2016  Aug-17  Sep-17  Oct-17  Nov-17
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Gross Purch of U.S.
Securities                      29905.6  29632.6  2666.1  2591.0  2706.6  2761.4
Gross Sales of U.S.
Securities                      29749.2  29574.6  2625.5  2528.6  2696.1  2726.6
Domestic Securities Purch,
net                               156.4     58.0    40.6    62.3    10.5    34.8
Private, net                      374.4    348.7    40.4    61.0    28.5    33.8
Tsy Bonds, Notes                  210.5      5.7    19.7    13.1    -2.1   -12.1
Govt Agy Bonds                    123.5    225.1     8.2     9.1     6.5     5.1
Corporate Bonds                   139.2    130.0    16.7    15.6    10.7    28.8
Equities                          -98.7    -12.2    -4.2    23.2    13.4    12.0
Official, net                    -218.0   -290.7     0.2     1.3   -18.1     1.0
Tsy Bonds, Notes                 -230.8   -331.5    -2.2    -0.4   -20.2    -6.7
Govt Agy Bonds                     33.2     40.8     1.1    -0.2     3.4     7.1
Corporate Bonds                    -4.2     -5.3     2.5    -1.2    -0.2    -0.1
Equities                          -16.2      5.4    -1.2     3.0    -1.1     0.7
Gross Purch of Frgn Secs        10727.0  10124.4  1168.2  1362.9  1293.3  1316.9
Gross Sales of Frgn Secs        10564.6   9921.3  1135.7  1342.8  1277.5  1294.2
Foreign Securties Purch, net      162.4    203.1    32.6    20.1    15.7    22.7
Foreign Bonds, Purchased          276.5    258.7    32.2    24.2    27.8    21.3
Foreign Equities, Purchased      -114.0    -55.7     0.3    -4.1   -12.0     1.4
Net Long-Term Sec
Transactions                      318.9    261.0    73.2    82.4    26.2    57.5
Oth Acquisitions of L-T
Securities                       -277.5   -273.1   -16.2   -22.2   -15.4   -16.1
Net Frgn Acquistion of L-T
Securities                         41.4    -12.1    57.0    60.3    10.9    41.4
Incr in Frgn Holdings of S-T
$-denominated
US Secs & Oth Cust
Liabilities                        85.1     16.3   -34.9    10.1    47.6     4.6
US Tsy Bills                       53.1    -52.4    -7.2     8.5    33.0     1.4
Private, net                       51.7    -14.1    -0.7     7.4    26.0    -6.1
Official, net                       1.4    -38.3    -6.5     1.1     7.0     7.4
Other                              32.1     68.7   -27.8     1.7    14.6     3.2
Private, net                       34.7     67.6   -25.7    -0.1    14.3     3.2
Official, net                      -2.6      1.1    -2.1     1.7     0.3     0.0
Chg in Banks Own Net $-denom
Liabilities                      -139.3   -115.2   104.7  -115.0    94.4   -12.2
Monthly Net TIC Flows             -12.7   -110.9   126.8   -44.6   152.9    33.8
Private, net                      185.3    257.6   132.4   -20.6   156.6    49.7
Official, net                    -198.0   -368.5    -5.6   -23.9    -3.7   -15.9
                                                          Change  Change  Change
                                                          Sep-17  Oct-17  Nov-17
Gross Purch of U.S.
Securities                                                 -75.1   115.6    54.8
Gross Sales of U.S.
Securities                                                 -96.9   167.5    30.5
Domestic Securities Purch,
net                                                         21.7   -51.8    24.3
Private, net                                                20.6   -32.5     5.3
Tsy Bonds, Notes                                            -6.6   -15.2   -10.0
Govt Agy Bonds                                               0.9    -2.6    -1.4
Corporate Bonds                                             -1.1    -4.9    18.1
Equities                                                    27.4    -9.8    -1.4
Official, net                                                1.1   -19.4    19.1
Tsy Bonds, Notes                                             1.8   -19.8    13.5
Govt Agy Bonds                                              -1.3     3.6     3.7
Corporate Bonds                                             -3.7     1.0     0.1
Equities                                                     4.2    -4.1     1.8
Gross Purch of Frgn Secs                                   194.7   -69.6    23.6
Gross Sales of Frgn Secs                                   207.1   -65.3    16.7
Foreign Securties Purch, net                               -12.5    -4.4     7.0
Foreign Bonds, Purchased                                    -8.0     3.6    -6.5
Foreign Equities, Purchased                                 -4.4    -7.9    13.4
Net Long-Term Sec
Transactions                                                 9.2   -56.2    31.3
Oth Acquisitions of L-T
Securities                                                  -6.0     6.8    -0.7
Net Frgn Acquistion of L-T
Securities                                                   3.3   -49.4    30.5
Incr in Frgn Holdings of S-T
$-denominated
US Secs & Oth Cust
Liabilities                                                 45.0    37.5   -43.0
US Tsy Bills                                                15.7    24.5   -31.6
Private, net                                                 8.1    18.6   -32.1
Official, net                                                7.6     5.9     0.4
Other                                                       29.5    12.9   -11.4
Private, net                                                25.6    14.4   -11.1
Official, net                                                3.8    -1.4    -0.3
Chg in Banks Own Net $-denom
Liabilities                                               -219.7   209.4  -106.6
Monthly Net TIC Flows                                     -171.4   197.5  -119.1
Private, net                                              -153.0   177.2  -106.9
Official, net                                              -18.3    20.2   -12.2
--MNI Washington Bureau; tel: +1 202-371-2121; email: kevin.kastner@marketnews.com
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