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

Data through: March 2019
Source: U.S. Treasury Department
Billions of U.S. dollars, net unless otherwise noted
Level and changes calculated by MNI
                                   2017     2018  Dec-18  Jan-19  Feb-19  Mar-19
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Gross Purch of U.S.
Securities                      31501.7  36563.5  3103.0  3453.8  3198.6  3497.1
Gross Sales of U.S.
Securities                      31096.3  36409.6  3194.5  3473.4  3156.2  3527.4
Domestic Securities Purch,
net                               405.4    153.9   -91.4   -19.6    42.4   -30.3
Private, net                      510.5    254.6   -68.6    -6.4    52.8   -20.6
Tsy Bonds, Notes                  169.3    181.1   -52.5    12.3    36.4     0.0
Govt Agy Bonds                     93.0    140.2    13.0    10.1    13.1     1.6
Corporate Bonds                   129.8     56.1   -10.0     3.1    12.2     2.2
Equities                          118.3   -122.8   -19.1   -31.9    -9.0   -24.5
Official, net                    -105.1   -100.7   -22.8   -13.1   -10.4    -9.7
Tsy Bonds, Notes                 -149.4   -179.5   -24.8   -24.3   -16.5   -12.6
Govt Agy Bonds                     42.0     89.9     2.0    12.9     9.4     3.1
Corporate Bonds                     1.7     -4.1    -0.8    -2.4    -1.6    -1.1
Equities                            0.5     -7.0     0.8     0.7    -1.7     0.8
Gross Purch of Frgn Secs        13711.0  17128.2  1240.1  1540.9  1366.8  1608.0
Gross Sales of Frgn Secs        13584.1  16759.5  1197.0  1528.5  1357.3  1606.1
Foreign Securties Purch, net      126.9    368.7    43.1    12.4     9.5     1.9
Foreign Bonds, Purchased          233.2    324.8    31.1    20.9     1.1     6.9
Foreign Equities, Purchased      -106.3     43.9    11.9    -8.4     8.3    -5.0
Net Long-Term Sec
Transactions                      532.3    522.6   -48.4    -7.1    51.9   -28.4
Oth Acquisitions of L-T
Securities                       -224.9    -74.4   -12.7   -12.3   -18.6   -12.2
Net Frgn Acquistion of L-T
Securities                        307.4    448.2   -61.1   -19.4    33.2   -40.6
Incr in Frgn Holdings of S-T
$-denominated
US Secs & Oth Cust
Liabilities                       190.2    419.7    15.5   -12.2   -11.0    69.7
US Tsy Bills                       34.3     42.6     2.1   -12.5     6.6    23.9
Private, net                       14.7     49.5     3.5    -7.2    -3.6    25.8
Official, net                      19.5     -6.8    -1.4    -5.3    10.2    -2.0
Other                             155.9    377.0    13.5     0.2   -17.7    45.8
Private, net                      154.9    381.0    15.7    -1.1   -17.3    41.9
Official, net                       1.0     -4.0    -2.3     1.4    -0.4     4.0
Chg in Banks Own Net $-denom
Liabilities                        80.2   -109.6   -62.1  -112.2   -43.7   -37.2
Monthly Net TIC Flows             577.7    758.3  -107.6  -143.9   -21.5    -8.1
Private, net                      758.7    913.3   -76.8  -123.9   -11.4    13.6
Official, net                    -181.0   -155.0   -30.8   -20.0   -10.1   -21.7
                                                          Change  Change  Change
                                                          Jan-19  Feb-19  Mar-19
Gross Purch of U.S.
Securities                                                 350.8  -255.2   298.5
Gross Sales of U.S.
Securities                                                 278.9  -317.2   371.2
Domestic Securities Purch,
net                                                         71.8    62.0   -72.7
Private, net                                                62.2    59.2   -73.4
Tsy Bonds, Notes                                            64.8    24.1   -36.4
Govt Agy Bonds                                              -2.9     3.0   -11.5
Corporate Bonds                                             13.1     9.1   -10.0
Equities                                                   -12.8    22.9   -15.5
Official, net                                                9.7     2.7     0.7
Tsy Bonds, Notes                                             0.5     7.8     3.9
Govt Agy Bonds                                              10.9    -3.5    -6.3
Corporate Bonds                                             -1.6     0.8     0.5
Equities                                                    -0.1    -2.4     2.5
Gross Purch of Frgn Secs                                   300.8  -174.1   241.2
Gross Sales of Frgn Secs                                   331.5  -171.2   248.8
Foreign Securties Purch, net                               -30.7    -2.9    -7.6
Foreign Bonds, Purchased                                   -10.2   -19.8     5.8
Foreign Equities, Purchased                                -20.3    16.7   -13.3
Net Long-Term Sec
Transactions                                                41.3    59.0   -80.3
Oth Acquisitions of L-T
Securities                                                   0.4    -6.3     6.4
Net Frgn Acquistion of L-T
Securities                                                  41.7    52.6   -73.8
Incr in Frgn Holdings of S-T
$-denominated
US Secs & Oth Cust
Liabilities                                                -27.7     1.2    80.7
US Tsy Bills                                               -14.6    19.1    17.3
Private, net                                               -10.7     3.6    29.4
Official, net                                               -3.9    15.5   -12.2
Other                                                      -13.3   -17.9    63.5
Private, net                                               -16.8   -16.2    59.2
Official, net                                                3.7    -1.8     4.4
Chg in Banks Own Net $-denom
Liabilities                                                -50.1    68.5     6.5
Monthly Net TIC Flows                                      -36.3   122.4    13.4
Private, net                                               -47.1   112.5    25.0
Official, net                                               10.8     9.9   -11.6
--MNI Washington Bureau; +1 (973) 494-2611; email: harrison.clarke@marketnews.com
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