In November, foreign holdings of U.S. Treasury bonds rose to a record high, with Norway, Canada, and Saudi Arabia increasing their holdings while China reduced its holdings.

In November last year, the scale of U.S. Treasuries held overseas rose to a record high. Norway, Canada, and Saudi Arabia increased their holdings of U.S. Treasuries.

Data released by the U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday showed that in November, total foreign holdings increased by $112.8 billion to $9.36 trillion. This data reflects both net buying/selling changes and valuation adjustments. According to the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Market Index, the U.S. Treasury market rose for the fourth consecutive month in November.

Japan remains the largest overseas holder of U.S. Treasuries, with its holdings rising by $2.6 billion in a single month to $1.20 trillion, the highest level since July 2022.

The United Kingdom is the second largest overseas holder of U.S. Treasuries, with its holdings increasing by $10.6 billion to $888.5 billion.

China is the third largest overseas holder of U.S. Treasuries, with its holdings decreasing by $6.1 billion in November compared to the previous month, to $682.6 billion, the lowest level since 2008.

Belgium's holdings increased by $12.6 billion to $481 billion.

Canada's holdings saw a substantial increase of $53.1 billion in November, to $472.2 billion. This year, Canada's data has been quite volatile, with monthly changes frequently exceeding $50 billion.

Norway's holdings increased by $25.2 billion for the month.

Saudi Arabia's holdings of U.S. Treasuries increased by $14.4 billion in November.

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