Foreign holdings of US debt rise to $5.65 trln in Sept.

Total foreign holdings of U.S. Treasury securities rose for the second consecutive month in September, indicating rising international demand for American government debt, the U.S. Treasury Department reported Monday.

Overall foreign holdings of U.S. Treasury securities reached 5.6529 trillion U.S. dollars in September, up from a revised 5.5958 trillion dollars in August.

According to the Treasury International Capital report, China, the largest foreign holder of U.S. Treasury securities, boosted its holdings to 1.2938 trillion dollars in September, from 1.2681 trillion dollars in August.

Japan, the second largest foreign holder of U.S. government debt, increased its holdings from 1.1491 trillion dollars in August to 1.1781 trillion dollars in September.