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June 16, 2022
11:42 AM GMT+8
Last Updated 12 days ago

By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss


NEW YORK, June 15 (Reuters) - China's holdings of U.S Treasuries tumbled in April to their lowest since May 2010, data showed on Wednesday, with Chinese investors likely cutting losses as Treasury prices fell after Federal Reserve officials signaled sizable rate hikes to temper soaring inflation.

Chinese holdings dropped to US$1.003 trillion in April, down US$36.2 billion from US$1.039 trillion the previous month

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Japan's holdings of U.S. Treasuries fell further in April to their lowest since January 2020

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Japanese holdings fell to US$1.218 trillion in April, from US$1.232 trillion in March. Japan remained the largest non-U.S. holder of Treasuries.


https://www.reuters.com/markets/us/china...022-06-15/
Countries and investors dare not put money in the US system for fear of sanction and asset freeze when disputes ariseĀ 

Backfire liao on the US for endless sanctions on 'unfriendly' and 'unyielding' 'stubborn' countries and the super rich
Only fools still buy US Bondsā€¦