Foreign holdings of Treasuries drop for 4th month in October

NEW YORK: Foreign holdings of US Treasuries declined for a fourth straight month in November, data from the US Treasury department showed on Tuesday.

Foreign investors held $7.053 trillion in Treasuries in November, down from $7.068 trillion the previous month. Japan's holdings, the largest non-US holder of Tresuries, slipped to $1.260 trillion in November from $1.269 trillion in October.