Tag: Chinese bonds

China’s US Debt Holdings Drop to 12-Year-Low, Further Reductions May Follow

China’s holdings of U.S. debt dropped to the lowest since 2010 after falling below the $1 trillion mark in May, according to data released by the U.S. Treasury on Aug. 15. After seven months of continuous decreases, China’s U.S. Treasury holdings dropped to $967.8 billion in June, $113 billion less than last November, according to…


Foreign Investors Flee as Chinese Markets Totter

Commentary Foreign investors continued to reduce their holdings of Chinese bonds in May for the fourth consecutive month. The divergent monetary policy between the United States and China, as well as a fundamental economic weakening, have driven foreign investors away from China in droves. And unlike Chinese selloff periods over the last decade-plus, foreign investors…