The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for December 2011. The next release, which will report on data for January 2012, is scheduled for March 15, 2012. Foreign residents decreased their holdings of long-term U.S. securities in December — net sales were $21.0 billion. Net sales by private foreign investors were $11.5 billion, and net sales by foreign official institutions were $9.5 billion. At the same time, U.S. residents decreased their holdings of long-term foreign securities, with net sales of $38.9 billion. Taking into account transactions in both foreign and ... (full story)