Who Holds US Treasury Securities Overseas? Data from the TIC System
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At a glance
- FRED added Treasury International Capital (TIC) system data, per the June 15 FRED Blog post
- The majority of Treasury securities are held by the American public and institutions, including the Federal Reserve
VERDICT — CONFIRMED
FRED has added data from the Treasury International Capital (TIC) system, a dataset with global scope on holders of US Treasury securities, per a June 15 post on the St. Louis Fed's FRED Blog.
The majority of Treasuries are held by the American public and institutions, including the Federal Reserve, per the post — framing foreign ownership as the minority share the TIC data helps break down by country.
The post is a data-availability announcement from the St. Louis Fed's economic database rather than a policy statement. Specific country-level holdings figures, the data's reference period, and series identifiers were not included in the available summary; the full breakdown is available through the TIC series now carried on FRED, per the blog post.
Key facts on file
- FRED added Treasury International Capital (TIC) system data, per the June 15 FRED Blog post
- The majority of Treasury securities are held by the American public and institutions, including the Federal Reserve
