US data suggest importance of global standards
01 Sep 2009
New US Treasury Department data show that US owners held over US$4.2 trillion of foreign securities at 31 December 2008, including US$2.7 trillion of foreign equity securities and another US$1.3 billion of foreign long-term debt.
US Holdings of Foreign Securities: (US$ billion) Source: US Treasury Department, preliminary data released 31 August 2009
Foreign Holdings of US Securities: (US$ billion) Source: US Treasury Department, data released April 2009
|