Posted on Sunday, 20th September 2009 by hearus

Day 4 - Paying off debt

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Who holds the most U.S. debt?

Many would guess China, many would be mistaken.

Take a look at the list below compiled by CNBC.

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The 15 Largest Holders of United States Debt

15: Luxembourg – $104.2 Billion

14: Depository Institutions – $107.3 Billion (commercial banks, savings banks, credit unions)

13: Russia – $119.9 Billion

12: Insurance Companies – 126.4 Billion

11: Brazil – 139.8 Billion

10: Caribbean Banking Centers – 189.7 Billion

9: Oil Exporters – $191 Billion

8: United Kingdom – $214 Billion

7: Pension Funds – $465.4 Billion

6: State and local governments – $522.7 Billion

5: Other Investors – $629.7 Billion (“other” refers to individuals, government sponsored enterprises, brokers and dealers, bank personal trusts, estates, corporate and non-corporate businesses)

4: Japan – $711.8 Billion

3: China – $776.4 Billion

2: Mutual Funds – $769.1 Billion

1: Federal Reserve and Intergovernmental Holdings – 4.785 Trillion

Source: CNBC

 

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4 Responses to “Who Holds The Most U.S. Debt”

  1. Elaine Demery Potter Says:
    September 20th, 2009 at 10:10 AM

    That 4.785 Trillion is the federal reserve monetizing our debt; in other words, they printed money so, in fact, we made outselves a loan. Kind of like Social Security and Medicare. We are broke. They are pulling the wool over everyone’s eyes when they say we are out of the recession – all it means is that our economy is exploding with debt but flush with cash straight from the U.S. Treasury printing press. Obama, the Treasury and the Fed; the greatest Ponzi scheme in American history.

  2. Mortgage Interest Rates: Where Are They Heading? Says:
    September 22nd, 2009 at 2:40 PM

    [...] my search I ran across this very sobering set of statistics about who holds the most US debt… take a look at the data, and if you’re not concerned about where interest rates and [...]

  3. neophytepundit Says:
    September 23rd, 2009 at 10:18 AM

    3: China – $776.4 Billion

    2: Mutual Funds – $769.1 Billion

    Isn’t 776.4B MORE than 769.1B????? No wonder we have money problems…….

  4. hearus Says:
    September 23rd, 2009 at 10:48 AM

    Ha! You’re right.
    I hadn’t noticed that

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