CHINA'S US TREASURY HOLDINGS HIT MULTI-YEAR LOW

China's holdings of US Treasury securities fell to $590.7 billion in August, down from $618 billion in July, according to Treasury International Capital data released by the US Treasury Department on October 16. Canada's holdings rose the other way, climbing to $464.6 billion from $426.3 billion over the same month. The gap between the two countries, once hundreds of billions apart, has narrowed to about $126 billion. $TLT