Forex NEWS – foreign purchases

The U.S. Treasury Department revealed that net foreign purchases of long-term U.S. securities were $55.7 billion in September. This compared to $37.5 billion in August and was the largest total since $123.6 billion in June.

Net foreign purchases of long-term securities totaled $40.7 billion, the data showed, with U.S. residents buying a net of $15.0 billion of long-term foreign securities.

Private buying from overseas totaled $44.8 billion. Foreign governments purchased $10.9 billion worth of U.S. securities.