Foreign Treasury holdings remain near records

Foreign holdings of US Treasuries rose by 3.9 billion dollars in April to 9.35 trillion dollars, the second-highest level on record.
Japan increased its holdings by 18.3 billion dollars to 1.21 trillion dollars, the highest since February.
The UK added 10.6 billion dollars, bringing its holdings to a record 937.5 billion dollars.
China cut its holdings by 1.2 billion dollars to 651.1 billion dollars, the lowest since September 2008. That was also China’s third straight monthly decline.
Canada also reduced its holdings sharply, cutting 42.3 billion dollars to 397.1 billion dollars.
The Treasury market is still expanding, but the ownership structure remains fragmented.