据路透社报道：外国持有美债8月回升至9.331万亿美元 英国首破1万亿、中国降至2008年以来最低
美国财政部10月16日公布的国际资本流动（TIC）月度数据显示，外国投资者今年8月持有的美国国债总额回升至9.331万亿美元，高于7月的9.248万亿美元，增幅逾830亿美元，结束此前连续两个月的下降。据路透社报道，这一总额仍低于今年2月创下的9.487万亿美元纪录高位。
分国别看，日本仍是美国国债最大外国持有者，8月持仓1.068万亿美元，环比减少356亿美元，降幅3.2%。英国持仓增至1.009万亿美元，增幅1.1%，为有记录以来首次突破1万亿美元。路透社指出，伦敦是全球主要托管中心，英国名下持仓有相当部分属于经当地托管的各国投资者。中国持仓连续第三个月下降，降至5907亿美元，为2008年8月以来最低水平，较上年同期减少近16%，仍居第三位。加拿大与比利时8月亦大幅增持美债。
资金流方面，美国8月录得TIC净流入1998亿美元，其中外国私人净流入1785亿美元、外国官方净流入213亿美元。外国居民当月净买入长期美国证券3007亿美元，美债获净买入1089亿美元；计入互换交易的长期证券净流入为2792亿美元，而7月为净流出279亿美元。外国居民同时减持美国国库券478亿美元。
TIC数据由美国财政部按月公布，统计美国与外国之间的跨境证券投资与资本流动，持仓按持有者的居民国归属，是观察外国官方与私人投资者对美国资产需求的主要官方指标之一。
（来源：美国财政部）
Foreign Holdings of US Treasuries Rebound to $9.331 Trillion in August; UK Tops $1 Trillion for First Time, China Cuts to 2008 Low
Foreign holdings of U.S. Treasury securities rose to $9.331 trillion in August, up from $9.248 trillion in July — an increase of more than $83 billion that snapped two straight months of declines, according to the Treasury Department's monthly Treasury International Capital (TIC) data released on October 16, Reuters reported. The total remained below the record $9.487 trillion set in February.
Japan remained the largest foreign holder, with $1.068 trillion in August, down $35.6 billion, or 3.2%, from the prior month. Holdings attributed to the United Kingdom rose 1.1% to $1.009 trillion, topping $1 trillion for the first time on record; Reuters noted that London is a major global custody center, so a substantial share of UK-attributed holdings belongs to investors from elsewhere held through UK custodians. China's holdings fell for a third straight month to $590.7 billion, the lowest since August 2008 and down nearly 16% from a year earlier, while remaining the third-largest holder. Canada and Belgium also made substantial purchases in August.
On flows, the United States recorded a net TIC inflow of $199.8 billion in August, comprising $178.5 billion in net foreign private inflows and $21.3 billion in net foreign official inflows. Foreign residents made net purchases of $300.7 billion of long-term U.S. securities during the month, including $108.9 billion of net purchases of Treasury securities, while net long-term flows including swaps swung to a $279.2 billion surplus from a $27.9 billion deficit in July. Foreign residents reduced their holdings of U.S. Treasury bills by $47.8 billion.
The TIC system, published monthly by the U.S. Treasury Department, tracks cross-border securities investment and capital flows between the United States and the rest of the world, with holdings attributed by the holder's country of residence. It is a principal official gauge of foreign official and private demand for U.S. assets.
Source: U.S. Treasury Department TIC data for August 2026, released October 16 (as reported by Reuters).
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