US DATA: Sept TICS data showed overall net foreign acquisitions of s-t, l-t
securities and banking flows was a monthly net TIC inflow of $4.7bn. Of that,
fgn private inflows were -$9.0bn and net official inflows were $13.7bn. Foreign
residents had net purchases of $17.9bn made up of $3.8bn private and $14.1bn
official insts. US residents were net buyers of $14.6bn foreign securities. Net
foreign purchases of l-t securities was $3.3bn. Tsys flows by country showed
China +$0.3bn, Japan +$7.9bn, Carib -$23.5bn