BREAKING: Foreign holdings of US Treasuries dropped 49.7 billion in December, the biggest drop since March 2021. This was the second consecutive month of selling after ~30.0 billion in November. The world's largest foreign holders of US federal debt continued to reduce the exposure last year. China’s holdings fell 76.9 billion in 2024, to 759.0 billion, the lowest since 2009. Additionally, Japanese Treasury holdings decreased 57.3 billion, to 1.06 trillion, the lowest since 2018. US Treasuries are losing their popularity.