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美国财政部公布3月份国际资本流动报告 英国成为海外第二大债主
Xin Hua Cai Jing·2025-05-17 01:55

Group 1 - The U.S. Treasury reported that foreign holdings of U.S. debt increased by $233.1 billion in March, totaling $9.0495 trillion, with Japan remaining the largest foreign holder [1] - Moody's downgraded the U.S. sovereign credit rating from Aaa to Aa1, citing increasing financing burdens from the federal budget deficit and rising costs of extending existing debt under high interest rates [1][3] - The downgrade by Moody's aligns with previous actions by other major rating agencies, reflecting concerns over the growing deficit and political gridlock [3] Group 2 - The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield rose by 3 basis points to 4.48% following the downgrade, while the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF fell approximately 1% in after-hours trading [3] - Moody's indicated that the decision to downgrade was influenced by the rising ratio of government debt and interest payments compared to similarly rated sovereign nations [6] - The total federal debt reached $36.21 trillion as of May 15, 2023, with an increase of $0.852 billion since the beginning of the month [6] Group 3 - The U.S. Treasury Secretary urged Congress to raise or suspend the debt ceiling by mid-July to avoid potential default, which could have catastrophic economic consequences [7] - Since 1960, Congress has acted 78 times to raise, temporarily extend, or modify the debt ceiling, with significant actions occurring under both Republican and Democratic administrations [7][8] - The fiscal deficit for the current fiscal year has reached $1.05 trillion, a 13% increase from the previous year, with expectations that the federal deficit will expand to nearly 9% of GDP by 2035 [8]