A printing press that is printing US$1 bills at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing on March 24, 2015 in Washington, DC. The roots of The Bureau of Engraving and Printing can be traced back to 1862, when a single room was used in the basement of the main Treasury building before moving to its current location on 14th Street in 1864. Photo: Getty Images/AFP A printing press that is printing US$1 bills at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing on March 24, 2015 in Washington, DC. The roots of The Bureau of Engraving and Printing can be traced back to 1862, when a single room was used in the basement of the main Treasury building before moving to its current location on 14th Street in 1864. Photo: Getty Images/AFP
A printing press that is printing US$1 bills at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing on March 24, 2015 in Washington, DC. The roots of The Bureau of Engraving and Printing can be traced back to 1862, when a single room was used in the basement of the main Treasury building before moving to its current location on 14th Street in 1864. Photo: Getty Images/AFP
Business /  Banking & Finance

China’s holdings of US Treasuries tumble to the lowest level since May 2017

  • China’s holdings of notes, bills and bonds dropped for a fifth straight month to US$1.14 trillion in October, from US$1.15 trillion in September
  • China remains the biggest foreign creditor of the US, followed by Japan

Topic |   China economy
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Updated: 12:09pm, 18 Dec, 2018

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A printing press that is printing US$1 bills at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing on March 24, 2015 in Washington, DC. The roots of The Bureau of Engraving and Printing can be traced back to 1862, when a single room was used in the basement of the main Treasury building before moving to its current location on 14th Street in 1864. Photo: Getty Images/AFP A printing press that is printing US$1 bills at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing on March 24, 2015 in Washington, DC. The roots of The Bureau of Engraving and Printing can be traced back to 1862, when a single room was used in the basement of the main Treasury building before moving to its current location on 14th Street in 1864. Photo: Getty Images/AFP
A printing press that is printing US$1 bills at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing on March 24, 2015 in Washington, DC. The roots of The Bureau of Engraving and Printing can be traced back to 1862, when a single room was used in the basement of the main Treasury building before moving to its current location on 14th Street in 1864. Photo: Getty Images/AFP
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