The United States registered a net Treasury International Capital (TIC) inflow of $199.8 billion in August 2026, driven by foreign purchases of both long-term and short-term US securities, as well as cross-border banking flows. Net foreign private inflows amounted to $178.5 billion, while net foreign official inflows totaled $21.3 billion.
Foreign residents recorded net purchases of $300.7 billion in long-term US securities, including $257.8 billion from private investors and $42.9 billion from official institutions. By contrast, foreign residents cut their holdings of US Treasury bills by $47.8 billion. Combined holdings of other dollar-denominated short-term US securities and custody liabilities declined by $37.8 billion, and US banks’ net dollar-denominated liabilities to foreign residents decreased by $41.6 billion.