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

Data through:                                             February 2018
Source: U.S. Treasury Department
Billions of U.S. dollars, net unless otherwise noted
Level and changes calculated by Market News International
                                                              2016    2017  Nov-17  Dec-17  Jan-18  Feb-18
Gross Purch of U.S. Securities                             29632.6 31506.0  2761.4  2638.4  2990.8  3305.0
Gross Sales of U.S. Securities                             29574.6 31096.2  2726.6  2607.4  2928.4  3247.1
Domestic Securities Purch, net                                58.0   409.8    34.8    31.0    62.5    57.9
 Private, net                                                348.7   514.9    33.8    39.0    61.6    31.6
  Tsy Bonds, Notes                                             5.7   169.3   -12.1    -9.9    13.6    24.1
  Govt Agy Bonds                                             225.1    93.0     5.1    12.1    17.1     5.5
  Corporate Bonds                                            130.0   129.8    28.8    -0.3    -2.6     2.6
  Equities                                                   -12.2   122.7    11.9    37.1    33.5    -0.7
 Official, net                                              -290.7  -105.1     1.0    -8.0     0.9    26.3
  Tsy Bonds, Notes                                          -331.5  -149.4    -6.7    -6.1    -5.2    19.1
  Govt Agy Bonds                                              40.8    42.0     7.1     4.3     5.4     6.3
  Corporate Bonds                                             -5.3     1.7    -0.1    -1.0    -0.3     1.5
  Equities                                                     5.4     0.5     0.7    -5.3     1.0    -0.5
Gross Purch of Frgn Secs                                   10124.4 13712.0  1317.0  1070.7  1490.4  1335.9
Gross Sales of Frgn Secs                                    9921.3 13584.9  1294.3  1078.4  1491.5  1344.9
Foreign Securties Purch, net                                 203.1   127.0    22.7    -7.7    -1.1    -8.9
 Foreign Bonds, Purchased                                    258.7   233.2    21.3     1.4     8.0    -3.7
 Foreign Equities, Purchased                                 -55.7  -106.2     1.4    -9.1    -9.1    -5.3
Net Long-Term Sec Transactions                               261.0   536.8    57.5    23.3    61.4    49.0
Oth Acquisitions of L-T Securities                          -293.9  -224.2   -16.3   -15.4    -5.1   -13.2
Net Frgn Acquistion of L-T Securities                        -32.9   312.6    41.2     7.9    56.3    35.8
Incr in Frgn Holdings of S-T $-denominated
US Secs & Oth Cust Liabilities                                12.8    41.9     2.3   -22.5    18.6    45.3
 US Tsy Bills                                                -55.9    33.5    -0.1    -8.3     7.7    16.3
   Private, net                                              -16.9    14.0    -7.5    14.1    -0.1     7.4
   Official, net                                             -39.0    19.5     7.4   -22.3     7.8     8.9
 Other                                                        68.7     8.3     2.4   -14.3    10.9    29.0
   Private, net                                               67.4     7.9     2.5   -11.5     9.6    29.5
   Official, net                                               1.3     0.4     0.0    -2.8     1.3    -0.5
Chg in Banks Own Net $-denom Liabilities                    -112.7    80.5   -11.9  -113.1    47.7   -36.3
Monthly Net TIC Flows                                       -132.8   434.9    31.6  -127.7   122.6    44.7
   Private, net                                              236.2   617.0    47.0   -78.2    90.6    26.9
   Official, net                                            -368.9  -182.1   -15.4   -49.5    32.0    17.8
                                                                                  Change  Change  Change
                                                                                    Dec-17  Jan-18  Feb-18
Gross Purch of U.S. Securities                                                      -123.0   352.4   314.2
Gross Sales of U.S. Securities                                                      -119.2   321.0   318.7
Domestic Securities Purch, net                                                        -3.8    31.5    -4.6
 Private, net                                                                          5.2    22.6   -30.0
  Tsy Bonds, Notes                                                                     2.2    23.5    10.5
  Govt Agy Bonds                                                                       7.0     5.0   -11.6
  Corporate Bonds                                                                    -29.1    -2.3     5.2
  Equities                                                                            25.2    -3.6   -34.2
 Official, net                                                                        -9.0     8.9    25.4
  Tsy Bonds, Notes                                                                     0.6     0.9    24.3
  Govt Agy Bonds                                                                      -2.8     1.1     0.9
  Corporate Bonds                                                                     -0.9     0.7     1.8
  Equities                                                                            -6.0     6.3    -1.5
Gross Purch of Frgn Secs                                                            -246.3   419.7  -154.5
Gross Sales of Frgn Secs                                                            -215.9   413.1  -146.6
Foreign Securties Purch, net                                                         -30.4     6.6    -7.8
 Foreign Bonds, Purchased                                                            -19.9     6.6   -11.7
 Foreign Equities, Purchased                                                         -10.5     0.0     3.8
Net Long-Term Sec Transactions                                                       -34.2    38.1   -12.4
Oth Acquisitions of L-T Securities                                                     0.9    10.3    -8.1
Net Frgn Acquistion of L-T Securities                                                -33.3    48.4   -20.5
Incr in Frgn Holdings of S-T $-denominated
US Secs & Oth Cust Liabilities                                                       -24.8    41.1    26.7
 US Tsy Bills                                                                         -8.2    16.0     8.6
   Private, net                                                                       21.6   -14.2     7.5
   Official, net                                                                     -29.7    30.1     1.1
 Other                                                                               -16.7    25.2    18.1
   Private, net                                                                      -14.0    21.1    19.9
   Official, net                                                                      -2.8     4.1    -1.8
Chg in Banks Own Net $-denom Liabilities                                            -101.2   160.8   -84.0
Monthly Net TIC Flows                                                               -159.3   250.3   -77.9
   Private, net                                                                     -125.2   168.8   -63.7
   Official, net                                                                     -34.1    81.5   -14.2
  ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **
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