US DATA: May TICS data showed net foreign purchases of US long-term
securities at $23.6b as foreign inflows of $44.6b were offset by US
resident outflows of $21.0b. Foreign inflows were almost evenly split
between private at +$21.4b and official at $23.2b.
Monthly net TIC flows were -$67.5b.
Tsys flows by country show China +$7.3b, Japan +$5.5b, UK +$13.15b, OPEC
+$8.3b, Brazil +$4.5b, Carib. +$10.2b, Russia a notable -$10.2b, Switz.
+$2b, Canada +$3.0b, Lux -$10.4b, Ireland -$6.7b.