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Foreign Private Investors Net Sell $29 Billion In US Treasury Bonds

Atom Brief automated newsroom · Source: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Treasury International Capital Data for July 2026

The Treasury Department's July report showed a net capital inflow of $83.7 billion overall, as buying elsewhere offset the bond selloff.

• The U.S. Treasury's Treasury International Capital (TIC) report for July 2026, released September 16, 2026, shows foreign private investors net sold $29.1 billion in Treasury bonds and notes.
• "Foreign residents increased their holdings of U.S. Treasury bills by $38.8 billion."
• Foreign official institutions still bought $25.5 billion in Treasury bonds and notes that same month.

Why it matters: Private foreign money sold Treasuries in July; foreign governments were the ones who bought instead.

U.S. Department of the Treasury, Treasury International Capital Data for July 2026 ↗ · Sep 16, 20269/16/26