04:08 PM EDT, 07/18/2024 (MT Newswires) -- The US Treasury reported Thursday that there was a net combined $15.8 billion inflow of long-term, short-term and banking flows in May, compared with a $64.2 billion inflow in April.

Long-term securities transactions represented a $54.6 billion outflow, while short-term transactions were a net $4.7 billion inflow and bank liabilities were a net $65.7 billion inflow.

By country, Japan remained the largest holder of Treasury securities with $1.128 trillion, followed by China with $768.3 billion and United Kingdom with $723.4 billion.