162.6 billion Saudi investments in US bonds at the end of January

Saudi Arabia's investment in US bonds and treasury bills fell to $ 162.6 billion (609.8 billion riyals) in late January, up from $ 171.6 billion at the end. December 2018, a decrease of 5.2% or $ 9 billion in one month.
According to the analysis of the reporting unit of the "economic", drawn from the US Treasury data, the annual balance of the Saudi Treasury bonds and treasury bills increased by 13.2% at the end of January 2019, or $ 19 billion compared to the end of December 2019. January 2018, totaling $ 143.6 billion.
The decline in US Treasuries in Saudi Arabia last January coincided with lower yields, improving investor appetite for risk.
At the end of January 2019, Saudi Arabia ranked 12th among major investors in US Treasury securities, after China, Japan, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Ireland , Switzerland, Luxembourg, the Cayman Islands, Hong Kong, Belgium and Taiwan. .
Saudi investments only in treasury bonds do not include other investments in securities, assets and cash in US dollars.
In Saudi Arabia, treasury bills and treasury bills rose 16.4 percent to $ 24.2 billion at the end of December 2011 from $ 147.4 billion at the end of December 2017, an increase of 16.4 percent. %.
Saudi Arabia's purchases of US bonds accounted for 45% of total worldwide purchases, which stood at $ 53.9 billion in 2018. Global investments in US bonds have reached $ 6,265 billion at the end of 2018, compared to $ 6111 billion at the end of 2017.
This occurred when short-term US Treasury yields reached their highest level last year since the 2008 global financial crisis and long-term bond yields reached their highest level. for several years.
Last year, US bond yields rose steadily as the Federal Reserve raised rates four times.
The balance of Saudi Arabia rose from US $ 100.1 billion at the end of November 2016 to US $ 100.1 billion and then to US $ 102.8 billion at the end of December 2016, to US $ 112.1 billion. US $ 3 billion at the end of January 2017 and US $ 113.8 billion. In February 2017.
It reached $ 124.5 billion in March 2017, $ 126.8 billion in April, $ 134 billion in May and finally $ 142.8 billion in June 2017.
Before the end of July 2017, this figure had dropped slightly to $ 142.5 billion, then to $ 137.9 billion at the end of August, then to $ 136.7 billion. at the end of September 2017.
While going back to 145.2 billion dollars at the end of October 2017, reaching 149 billion dollars at the end of November of the same year.
Then declined in December 2017 and January 2018 to $ 147.4 billion and $ 143.6 billion, before rebounding in February 2018 and $ 151.2 billion in March 2018, $ 159.9 billion in April, 162.1 billion dollars in May, then 166.8 billion dollars at the end of July, 169.5 billion dollars at the end of August and 176.1 billion dollars at the end of September 2018, $ 171.3 billion at the end of October, then $ 169.9 billion at the end of November, reaching $ 171.6 billion from December (December) 2018.

* Economic Reporting Unit