Key insights
- March TIC data reveals $150.7B net foreign inflow, driven by private investment in long-term securities ($111.4B). Foreign official institutions reduced holdings (-$14.9B). While Treasury bill holdings decreased, overall dollar-denominated short-term securities increased slightly. Banks' dollar liabilities to foreigners rose. Net positive inflow suggests continued foreign demand for US assets, providing mild support for equities.
Investing.com -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury released Treasury International Capital data for March 2026 on Monday, showing a net TIC inflow of $150.7 billion when combining all net foreign acquisitions of long-term securities, short-term U.S. securities, and banking flows.
Net foreign private inflows totaled $162.1 billion, while net foreign official outflows were $11.4 billion.
Foreign residents increased their holdings of long-term U.S. securities in March with net purchases of $96.5 billion. Private foreign investors made net purchases of $111.4 billion, while foreign official institutions recorded net sales of $14.9 billion.
U.S. residents increased their holdings of long-term foreign securities through net purchases of $15.2 billion.
After adjustments, including estimated foreign portfolio acquisitions of U.S. stocks through stock swaps, overall net foreign purchases of long-term securities reached $81.3 billion in March.
Foreign residents decreased their holdings of U.S. Treasury bills by $16.8 billion. Foreign resident holdings of all dollar-denominated short-term U.S. securities and other custody liabilities increased by $1.3 billion.
Banks’ own net dollar-denominated liabilities to foreign residents increased by $68.1 billion.
The Treasury Department scheduled the next TIC data release, which will report on April 2026 data, for June 18, 2026.
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