CNSNews.com) - In data released
Thursday afternoon, the Federal Reserve revealed that its holdings of
U.S. government debt had increased to an all-time record of
$1,696,691,000,000 as of the close of business on Wednesday.
The Fed's holdings of U.S. government debt have increased
by 257 percent since President Barack Obama was first inaugurated on
Jan. 20, 2009, and the Fed is currently the single largest holder of
U.S. government debt.
As of the end of November, according to the U.S. Treasury,
entities in Mainland China owned about $1,170,100,000,000 in U.S.
government debt, making China the largest foreign holder of U.S.
government debt.
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