TIC Long-Term Purchases | Money Time People

Measures	Difference in value between foreign long-term securities purchased by US citizens and US long-term securities purchased by foreigners during the reported period;

Usual Effect	Actual > Forecast = Good for currency;

FF Notes	This data represents the balance of domestic and foreign investment – for example, if foreigners purchased $100 billion in US stocks and bonds, and the US purchased $30 billion in foreign stocks and bonds, the net reading would be 70.0B. The market impact tends to be significant but varies from month to month. Source first released in Dec 2003;

Why Traders Care	Demand for domestic securities and currency demand are directly linked because foreigners must buy the domestic currency to purchase the nation’s securities;

Also Called	Net Foreign Purchases of Long-Term Securities;

Acro Expand	Treasury International Capital (TIC);