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Foreign investors pump $212 billion into U.S. economy as long-term securities demand surges

Net purchases of long-term U.S. securities by foreign residents reached $221.8 billion 
Foreign investors pump $212 billion into U.S. economy as long-term securities demand surges
U.S. residents increased their holdings of long-term foreign securities by $1.6 billion in November 

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has published the Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for November 2025. The upcoming report, covering December 2025 data, is set to be released on February 18, 2026.

The aggregate net inflow from foreign acquisitions of long-term and short-term U.S. securities, along with banking flows, was $212.0 billion in November. Of this total, $167.2 billion came from net foreign private inflows, while net foreign official inflows accounted for $44.9 billion.

Foreign residents enhanced their long-term U.S. securities holdings in November, recording net purchases of $221.8 billion. Of this total, private foreign investors accounted for $157.8 billion, while foreign official institutions contributed $64.0 billion.

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With net purchases of $1.6 billion, U.S. residents augmented their holdings of long-term foreign securities.

When factoring in adjustments, such as the estimated foreign portfolio acquisitions of U.S. stocks through stock swaps, the overall net foreign purchases of long-term securities are estimated to have reached $220.2 billion in November.

There was a $0.4 billion increase in foreign residents’ holdings of U.S. Treasury bills. However, their holdings of all dollar-denominated short-term U.S. securities and other custody liabilities decreased by $6.5 billion.

The net dollar-denominated liabilities of banks to foreign residents fell by $1.7 billion.

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