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Foreign residents increased their holdings of long-term U.S. securities in October; their net purchases were $38.9 billion.

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The U.S. Treasury released TIC data for October 2025 showing a net TIC outflow of $37.3 billion, split between $18.1 billion in net foreign private outflows and $19.2 billion in net foreign official outflows. Foreign residents net purchased $38.9 billion of long-term U.S. securities (driven by $49.0 billion from private investors and $10.1 billion sold by officials), while U.S. residents bought $21.4 billion of long-term foreign securities. After adjustments (including estimated stock-swap activity), overall net foreign purchases of long-term securities were $17.5 billion; short-term holdings rose, with foreign holdings of Treasury bills up $21.8 billion and custody liabilities up $21.5 billion. Banks’ own net dollar-denominated liabilities to foreigners fell by $76.3 billion. The next TIC release (for November) is scheduled for January 15, 2026.
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According to the U.S. Department of the Treasury's press release dated December 18, 2025, foreign residents increased their holdings of long-term U.S. securities in October 2025, with net purchases totaling $38.9 billion. (home.treasury.gov) This aligns with the statement provided.

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  1. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 08:54 AMTrue
    According to the U.S. Department of the Treasury's press release dated December 18, 2025, foreign residents increased their holdings of long-term U.S. securities in October 2025, with net purchases totaling $38.9 billion. (home.treasury.gov) This aligns with the statement provided.
  2. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 07:43 AMTrue
    The U.S. Department of the Treasury's October 2025 Treasury International Capital (TIC) data indicates that foreign residents increased their holdings of long-term U.S. securities, with net purchases totaling $38.9 billion. This figure comprises $49.0 billion in net purchases by private foreign investors and $10.1 billion in net sales by foreign official institutions. (home.treasury.gov) Therefore, the statement is accurate.
  3. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 06:58 AMTrue
    The U.S. Department of the Treasury's press release dated December 18, 2025, confirms that foreign residents increased their holdings of long-term U.S. securities in October 2025, with net purchases totaling $38.9 billion. This figure comprises $49.0 billion in net purchases by private foreign investors and $10.1 billion in net sales by foreign official institutions. (home.treasury.gov)
  4. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 05:49 AMTrue
    According to the U.S. Department of the Treasury's press release dated December 18, 2025, foreign residents increased their holdings of long-term U.S. securities in October 2025, with net purchases totaling $38.9 billion. This figure comprises net purchases of $49.0 billion by private foreign investors and net sales of $10.1 billion by foreign official institutions. (home.treasury.gov)
  5. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 05:01 AMTrue
    The U.S. Department of the Treasury's press release dated December 18, 2025, reports that foreign residents increased their holdings of long-term U.S. securities in October 2025, with net purchases totaling $38.9 billion. This figure comprises $49.0 billion in net purchases by private foreign investors and $10.1 billion in net sales by foreign official institutions. (home.treasury.gov) Therefore, the statement is accurate.
  6. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 04:19 AMTrue
    The U.S. Department of the Treasury's press release dated December 18, 2025, reports that foreign residents increased their holdings of long-term U.S. securities in October 2025, with net purchases totaling $38.9 billion. This figure comprises $49.0 billion in net purchases by private foreign investors and $10.1 billion in net sales by foreign official institutions. (home.treasury.gov) Therefore, the statement is accurate.
  7. Update · Dec 21, 2025, 02:50 AMTrue
    The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for October 2025 indicates that foreign residents increased their holdings of long-term U.S. securities, with net purchases totaling $38.9 billion. This figure comprises $49.0 billion in net purchases by private foreign investors and $10.1 billion in net sales by foreign official institutions. (home.treasury.gov) Therefore, the statement is accurate.
  8. Update · Dec 20, 2025, 11:43 PMTrue
    The U.S. Department of the Treasury's October 2025 Treasury International Capital (TIC) data indicates that foreign residents increased their holdings of long-term U.S. securities, with net purchases totaling $38.9 billion. This figure comprises $49.0 billion in net purchases by private foreign investors and $10.1 billion in net sales by foreign official institutions. (home.treasury.gov) Therefore, the statement is accurate.
  9. Update · Dec 20, 2025, 08:41 AMcomplete
    The U.S. Department of the Treasury confirmed that foreign residents increased their holdings of long-term U.S. securities by a net purchase of $38.9 billion in October 2025. This statistic aligns exactly with the statement in question. Therefore, the statement is verified as accurate based on the official report from the Treasury.
  10. Update · Dec 19, 2025, 07:31 AMcomplete
    The U.S. Department of the Treasury's press release dated December 18, 2025, confirms that foreign residents increased their holdings of long-term U.S. securities in October 2025, with net purchases totaling $38.9 billion. This figure comprises $49.0 billion in net purchases by private foreign investors and $10.1 billion in net sales by foreign official institutions. (home.treasury.gov)
  11. Original article · Dec 18, 2025
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