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To: russwinter who wrote (66529)	7/20/2006 6:43:03 PM
From: mishedlo	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 110194

NEW YORK, July 20 (Reuters) - Foreign central banks were net sellers of Treasury bonds last week, but their net purchases of agency debt led to an increase in overall holdings of U.S. securities, Federal Reserve data showed on Thursday. The Fed said its holdings of Treasury and agency debt kept for overseas central banks rose by $5.46 billion in the week ended July 19, to stand at a total $1.636 trillion. The breakdown of custody holdings showed overseas central banks sold $37 million in Treasury debt to stand at a total $1.111 trillion. The foreign institutions showed an appetite for securities from government-sponsored agencies like Fannie Mae (FNM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and Freddie Mac (FRE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) , adding $5.496 billion to their holdings, to stand at a total $525.2 billion. Overseas central banks, particularly those in Asia, have been huge buyers of U.S. debt in recent years, and own over a quarter of marketable Treasuries. The full Fed report can be found on: federalreserve.gov FCB's net sellers Treasuries rally anyway. Hmmmm Who in their right mind could have thought that to be possible? Mish

To: russwinter who wrote (66529)	9/19/2006 11:37:37 AM
From: RealMuLan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110194

Foreign cenbanks net sellers of US debt in week Thu Sep 14, 2006 4:30pm ET today.reuters.com NEW YORK, Sept 14 (Reuters) - Foreign central banks were net sellers of Treasury bonds last week, subtracting from their overall holdings of U.S. securities, Federal Reserve data showed on Thursday. The Fed said its holdings of Treasury and agency debt kept for overseas central banks fell by $3.52 billion in the week ended Sept. 13, to stand at a total of $1.68 trillion. The breakdown of custody holdings showed overseas central banks sold $6.01 billion in Treasury debt to stand at a total $1.14 trillion. However, foreign institutions bought securities from government-sponsored agencies like Fannie Mae (FNM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and Freddie Mac (FRE.N: Quote, Profile, Research), adding $2.49 billion to their holdings, to stand at a total of $537.5 billion. Overseas central banks, particularly those in Asia, have been huge buyers of U.S. debt in recent years, and own over a quarter of marketable Treasuries. The full Fed report can be found on: federalreserve.gov