(Reuters) – International holdings of U.S. Treasuries rose to a report excessive in Might, exceeding the earlier report in March, knowledge from the Treasury Division confirmed on Thursday.
Holdings of U.S. Treasuries rose to $8.129 trillion in Might from a revised $8.04 trillion in April.
Japan’s stash of Treasuries shrank to $1.128 trillion from $1.15 trillion in April. Japan stays the biggest overseas holder of U.S. Treasury securities. China, which is No. 2, noticed its holdings fall to $768 billion from $771 billion in April.