Overseas investors bought USD 349.9 billion of US assets, including short-dated instruments, in March 2020 after buying an upwardly revised USD 14.3 billion sale in February. Meanwhile, foreigners sold USD 299.3 billion of long-term US securities, including government and corporate after buying USD 4.9 billion in the previous month. Overseas investors sold USD 112.6 billion of Treasuries in March after buying USD 49.6 billion in the previous month.

Capital Flows in the United States averaged 22445.03 USD Million from 1978 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 272938 USD Million in October of 2008 and a record low of -194622 USD Million in September of 2015. This page provides the latest reported value for - United States Net Treasury International Capital Flows - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. United States Net Treasury International Capital Flows - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on May of 2020. source: U.S. Department of the Treasury

Capital Flows in the United States is expected to be 20000.00 USD Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Capital Flows in the United States to stand at 22000.00 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the United States Net Treasury International Capital Flows is projected to trend around 25000.00 USD Million in 2021, according to our econometric models.

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United States Net Treasury International Capital Flows

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
349900.00 122883.00 272938.00 -194622.00 1978 - 2020 USD Million Monthly
Current Prices, NSA


Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2020-02-18 09:00 PM Dec $78.2B $77.3B $-0.4B
2020-03-16 08:00 PM Jan $122.9B $78.7B $-19.8B
2020-04-15 08:00 PM Feb $-13.4B $127.3B $38.3B
2020-05-15 08:00 PM Mar $349.9B $-14.3B $-145B
2020-06-15 08:00 PM Apr
2020-07-16 08:00 PM May
2020-08-17 08:00 PM Jun $ 20B
2020-09-16 08:00 PM Jul
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News Stream
US Overseas Capital Purchases Rebound Sharply
Overseas investors bought USD 349.9 billion of US assets, including short-dated instruments, in March 2020 after buying an upwardly revised USD 14.3 billion sale in February. Meanwhile, foreigners sold USD 299.3 billion of long-term US securities, including government and corporate after buying USD 4.9 billion in the previous month. Overseas investors sold USD 112.6 billion of Treasuries in March after buying USD 49.6 billion in the previous month.
2020-05-15
US Treasury Outflows Below Estimates
Overseas investors sold USD 13.4 billion of US assets, including short-dated instruments, in February 2020 after buying an upwardly revised USD 127.3 billion purchase in January, while markets were expecting them to buy USD 38.3 billion. Meanwhile, foreigners bought USD 4.9 billion of long-term US securities, including government and corporate after buying USD 25.6 billion in the previous month. Overseas investors bought USD 49.4 billion of Treasuries in February after buying a revised USD 21.8 billion in the previous month.
2020-04-15
US Net Treasury International Capital Flows Rise
Overseas investors bought USD 122.9 billion of US assets, including short-dated instruments, in January 2020 more than an upwardly revised USD 78.7 billion purchase in December while markets were expecting them to sell USD 19.8 billion. Meanwhile, foreigners bought USD 25.6 billion of long-term US securities, including government and corporate after buying USD 41.1 billion in the previous month. Overseas investors bought USD 20.9 billion of Treasuries in January after buying a revised USD 85.6 billion in the previous month.
2020-03-16
Foreign Investors Unexpectedly Buy US Assets in December
Overseas investors bought USD 78.2 billion of US assets, including short-dated instruments in December 2019, more than an upwardly revised USD 77.2 billion purchased in November while markets were expecting them to sell USD 0.4 billion. Meanwhile, foreigners bought USD 41.1 billion of long-term US securities, including government and corporate, the most since August 2018 and after selling a downwardly revised USD 39.6 billion in the previous month. Overseas investors bought USD 85.6 billion of Treasuries in December after buying a revised USD 27.1 billion in the previous month.
2020-02-18

United States Net Treasury International Capital Flows
Net Treasury International Capital Flows includes all net foreign acquisitions of long-term securities, short-term U.S. securities, and banking flows.