Foreign Buying of U.S. Treasuries

By the numbers:Foreign buying of U.S. Treasuries rose in April, the Treasury said:

$37.26 billion: net purchases by foreigners of U.S. Treasury notes and bonds in April

$1.5 billion: increase in China’s holdings

$1.146 trillion: total China holdings in April, keeping it the biggest foreign holder

-Robin Goldwyn Blumentahl, Barron’s

Source: The Big Picture