‎US Treasury holdings fall to $114.8B in June

Source: Argaam - UAE News
Source link: https://www.argaam.com/en/article/articledetail/id/1930324
Published: 2026-08-18 16:34:00
Discovered by ProcIntel: 2026-08-18 15:16:44
Category: GCC Spotlight
Geography: UAE
Organisations: —
Review status: Pending
Record type: REAL

Summary

‎<img src="https://argaamplus.s3.amazonaws.com/0ace023d-ee65-40a7-b88c-55b775e42f29.png" > US treasuries <hr> The UAE’s holdings of US Treasuries fell to about $114.8 billion in June 2026, down $3.8 billion compared to May 2026. The UAE’s investments in US Treasuries during June were divided between approximately $46.5 billion in long-term securities, representing about 41% of the total, and around $68.3 billion in short-term securities, making up nearly 59%. <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr > <td colspan="5" > UAE investments in US Treasuries ($ bln) </td> </tr> <tr > <td > Period </td> <td > May 2026 </td> <td > June 2026 </td> <td > Change (Value) </td> <td > Change (%) </td> </tr> <tr > <td > Long-term bonds </td> <td > 52.5 </td> <td > 46.5 </td> <td > (6.0) </td> <td > (11.4 %) </td> </tr> <tr > <td > Short-term bonds </td> <td > 66.1 </td> <td > 68.3 </td> <td > +2.2 </td> <td > 3.3% </td> </tr> <tr > <td > Total </td> <td > 118.6 </td> <td > 114.8 </td> <td > (3.8) </td> <td > (3.2 %) </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div ></div> The following table shows the development of the UAE’s holdings of US Treasuries: <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr > <td colspan="3" > Development of UAE holdings of US Treasuries* </td> </tr> <tr > <td > Month </td> <td > Value($ bln) </td> <td > Monthly change ($ bln) </td> </tr> <tr > <td > January 2024 </td> <td > 60.1 </td> <td > (3.8) </td> </tr> <tr > <td > February </td> <td > 68.9 </td> <td > +8.8 </td> </tr> <tr > <td > March </td> <td > 70.9 </td> <td > +2.0 </td> </tr> <tr > <td > April </td> <td > 69.9 </td> <td > (1.0) </td> </tr> <tr > <td > May </td> <td > 70.8 </td> <td > +0.9 </td> </tr> <tr > <td > June </td> <td > 70.1 </td> <td > (0.7) </td> </tr> <tr > <td > July </td> <td > 68.9 </td> <td > (1.2) </td> </tr> <tr > <td > August </td> <td > 79.2 </td> <td > +10.3 </td> </tr> <tr > <td > September </td> <td > 71.9 </td> <td > (7.3) </td> </tr> <tr > <td > October </td> <td > 68.3 </td> <td > (3.6) </td> </tr> <tr > <td > November </td> <td > 73.1 </td> <td > +4.8 </td> </tr> <tr > <td > December </td> <td > 77.1 </td> <td > +4.0 </td> </tr> <tr > <td > January 2025 </td> <td > 92.6 </td> <td > +15.5 </td> </tr> <tr > <td > February </td> <td > 119.9 </td> <td > +27.3 </td> </tr> <tr > <td > March </td> <td > 104.4 </td> <td > (15.5) </td> </tr> <tr > <td > April </td> <td > 112.9 </td> <td > +8.5 </td> </tr> <tr > <td > May </td> <td > 103.6 </td> <td > (9.3) </td> </tr> <tr > <td > June </td> <td > 96.5 </td> <td > (7.1) </td> </tr> <tr > <td > July </td> <td > 107.8 </td> <td > +11.3 </td> </tr> <tr > <td > August </td> <td > 108.7 </td> <td > +0.9 </td> </tr> <tr > <td > September </td> <td > 103.3 </td> <td > (5.4) </td> </tr> <tr > <td > October </td> <td > 110.7 </td> <td > +7.4 </td> </tr> <tr > <td > November </td> <td > 103.5 </td> <td > (7.2) </td> </tr> <tr > <td > December </td> <td > 95.6 </td> <td > (7.9) </td> </tr> <tr > <td > January 2026 </td> <td > 112.4 </td> <td > +16.8 </td> </tr> <tr > <td > February </td> <td > 119.9 </td> <td > +7.5 </td> </tr> <tr > <td > March </td> <td > 114.1 </td> <td > (5.8) </td> </tr> <tr > <td > April </td> <td > 112.5 </td> <td > (1.6) </td> </tr> <tr > <td > May </td> <td > 118.6 </td> <td > +6.1 </td> </tr> <tr > <td > June </td> <td > 114.8 </td> <td > (3.8) </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div ></div> *The data is updated according to the latest announcement. Japan continued to top the list of the largest holders of US Treasuries as of end-June 2026, with $1.11 trillion, followed by the UK with $939.9 billion and China with $635.4 billion. <table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr > <td colspan="3" > US Treasury Holders List – June 2026 </td> </tr> <tr > <td > Rank </td> <td > Country </td> <td > Value ($ bln) </td> </tr> <tr > <td > 1 </td> <td > Japan </td> <td > 1,116.7 </td> </tr> <tr > <td > 2 </td> <td > UK </td> <td > 939.9 </td> </tr> <tr > <td > 3 </td> <td > China </td> <td > 633.4 </td> </tr> <tr > <td > 4 </td> <td > Belgium </td> <td > 482.5 </td> </tr> <tr > <td > 5 </td> <td > Canada </td> <td > 459.6 </td> </tr> <tr > <td > 6 </td> <td > Cayman Islands </td> <td > 453.1 </td> </tr> <tr > <td > 7 </td> <td > Luxembourg </td> <td > 434.2 </td> </tr> <tr > <td > 8 </td> <td > France </td> <td > 389.9 </td> </tr> <tr > <td > 9 </td> <td > Ireland </td> <td > 353.5 </td> </tr> <tr > <td > 10 </td> <td > Taiwan </td> <td > 302.5 </td> </tr> <tr > <td > 11 </td> <td > Switzerland </td> <td > 284.9 </td> </tr> <tr > <td > 12 </td> <td > Singapore </td> <td > 284.4 </td> </tr> <tr > <td > 13 </td> <td > Hong Kong </td> <td > 255.8 </td> </tr> <tr > <td > 14 </td> <td > Norway </td> <td > 203.2 </td> </tr> <tr > <td > 15 </td> <td > India </td> <td > 186.4 </td> </tr> <tr > <td > 16 </td> <td > Brazil </td> <td > 168.4 </td> </tr> <tr > <td > 17 </td> <td > Saudi Arabia </td> <td > 142.5 </td> </tr> <tr > <td > 18 </td> <td > South Korea </td> <td > 134.7 </td> </tr> <tr > <td > 19 </td> <td > UAE </td> <td > 114.8 </td> </tr> <tr > <td colspan="2" > Others </td> <td > 1,958.7 </td> </tr> <tr > <td colspan="2" > Total foreign ownership* </td> <td > 9,299.0 </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div ></div> *Figures are updated according to the latest announcement.

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FAIL — score 7.0/100 — evaluated 2026-08-18 15:16:44

Only geographic exposure matched — no substantive content indicator, so this cannot pass alone.

geographic_exposure (weight 8) — matched on "1 linked geography"

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‎US Treasury holdings fall to $114.8B in June

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