Foreign central banks buyers of U.S. debt - Fed

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NEW YORK, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Foreign central banks were
buyers of U.S. government debt in the latest week, scooping up
both U.S. Treasuries and U.S. agency securities, Federal
Reserve data showed on Thursday.
The Fed said its overall holdings of Treasury and agency
debt kept for overseas central banks rose by $6.599 billion in
the week ended Sept. 28 to stand at $1.467 trillion.
The breakdown of custody holdings showed overseas central
banks bought $2.685 billion in Treasury debt and $3.914 billion
in agency debt.
The full Fed report can be found on:
http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h41/
Marketable securities held in custody by the Fed for
foreign official and international accounts (in millions of
dollars):
Week to Sept 28 vs prior wk vs 2004 wk
Total 1,466,811 + 6,599 +175,670
Treasury debt 1,087,464 + 2,685 + 38,385
Federal agency 379,347 + 3,914 +137,285
Average of daily custody holdings:
Week to Sept 28 vs prior wk vs 2004 wk

Total 1,463,965 + 7,625 +172,385
Treasury debt 1,086,633 + 4,541 + 38,994
Federal agency 377,332 + 3,084 +133,391