04:08 PM EDT, 03/19/2024 (MT Newswires) -- The US Treasury reported Tuesday that there was a net combined $8.8 billion outflow of long-term, short-term, and banking flows in January, compared with a $137.4 billion inflow in December.

Long-term securities transactions represented a $36.1 billion inflow overall while short-term transactions were a net $32 billion outflow, while bank liabilities were a net $12.8 billion outflow.

By country, Japan remained the largest holder of Treasury securities with $1.153 trillion followed by China with $797.7 billion and the United Kingdom with $753.5 billion.