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Foreign central banks' US debt holdings rise: Fed

http://www.businesstimes.com.sg/breaking-news/world/foreign-central-banks-us-debt-holdings-rise-fed-20130823

[NEW YORK] Foreign central banks' overall holdings of US marketable securities at the Federal Reserve rose in the latest week, data from the US central bank showed on Thursday.

The Fed said its holdings of US securities kept for overseas central banks rose US$15.5 billion in the week ended Aug 21, to stand at $3.3 trillion.

The breakdown of custody holdings showed overseas central banks' holdings of Treasury debt rose by $8.7 billion to stand at $2.9 trillion.

Foreign institutions' holdings of securities issued or guaranteed by the biggest US mortgage financing agencies, including Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, rose by $6.4 billion to stand at $317 billion.