India and China, among the top 15 holders of US Treasuries, have noticeably reduced their positions between April 2024 and April 2025 following recent credit rating downgrades for the US and concerns over its ballooning national debt ainvest.com+15moneycontrol.com+15m.netdania.com+15.
- China cut its US Treasury holdings by 1.8% (~$13.5 billion), from $770.7 billion to $757.2 billion treasury.gov+4moneycontrol.com+4moneycontrol.com+4.
- India’s holdings decreased by 0.4% (~$1 billion), from $233.5 billion to $232.5 billion moneycontrol.com+2moneycontrol.com+2moneycontrol.com+2.
This movement reflects growing caution among emerging-market central banks, reacting to US credit downgrades earlier this year by Moody’s and Fitch, and persistent concerns about rising Treasury yields and mounting debt levels.
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