Tuesday, November 30, 2004

China cuts Treasury holdings, says report

China has cut the size of its U.S. Treasury bond holdings in its foreign exchange reserves to $180 billion to avoid losses from a weakening dollar, according to a published report.A report in the Shanghai-based China Business News cited Yu Yongding, a member of the monetary policy committee under the central bank, according to AFX-Asia.The report did not say how much of a reduction in Treasury debt the cut represented. The central bank normally does not disclose the composition of its foreign exchange holdings. [from UnknownNews.net]

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