The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for December 2023. The next release, which will report on data for January 2024, is scheduled for March 19, 2024. The sum total in December of all net foreign acquisitions of long-term securities, short-term U.S. securities, and banking flows was a net TIC inflow of $139.8 billion. Of this, net foreign private inflows were $94.1 billion, and net foreign official inflows were $45.8 billion. Foreign residents increased their holdings of long-term U.S. securities in December; their net purchases were $142.0 billion. Net ... (full story)