FX.co ★ US Capital Flow Falls in April

The total net outflow for Treasury International Capital (TIC) was $14.2 billion, a figure that combines long-term securities, short-term US securities, and banking activities. Specifically, there was a positive net inflow from private foreign investors amounting to $3.1 billion, which was overshadowed by a more substantial $17.3 billion outflow from foreign official institutions. Foreign residents divested $50.6 billion in long-term US securities, with private investors responsible for $20.5 billion of these sales and official institutions accounting for $30.1 billion. In contrast, US residents decreased their investments in long-term foreign securities by $42.8 billion. Adjusting for factors like foreign portfolio acquisitions conducted through stock swaps, the net foreign sales of long-term securities equaled $7.8 billion.