China is dumping US treasuries?

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By Greg Robb

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - Mainland China sold Treasurys in each of the last five months of 2011, according to a survey released by the Treasury Department on Wednesday. The data is based, in part, on a survey of U.S. custodians of the foreign holdings conducted last June. Treasury will start surveying custodians monthly in 2012 to get a more accurate picture of the holdings. In the past, the data has been collected from brokers and dealers. Treasury will still not have access to foreign custodial data. At the end of June 2011, foreigners held $7.73 trillion of Treasurys, up from $6.92 trillion of Treasurys in June 2010.

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中国连续5个月卖出美国国债

http://www.sina.com.cn  2012年03月01日 05:32  新浪财经微博

　　新浪财经讯 北京时间周四凌晨消息 根据美国财政部周三公布的一项调查，中国大陆在2011年最后5个月里连续减持美国国债。财政部的数据是基于去年6月开始的对海外持有债券美国保管人的进行的调查。

　　财政部将于2012年开始对美国保管人每月都进行调查，以便获得最为准确的数据。在以往，这些数据主要来自券商与交易商。

　　美国财政部可能仍将无法获得海外券商美国保管人的数据。在2011年6月底，海外债权人持有7.73万亿美元美国国债，高于2010年6月份的69.2万亿美元。      (明煜)