WASHINGTON (AP) -- Net foreign buying of long-maturity U.S. securities rebounded to $101.5 billion in October, following sales of $5.2 billion the month before, according to a U.S. Treasury Department report released Monday.The monthly Treasury report highlights cross-border acquisitions of securities with maturities of more than one year, including non-market flows such as stock swaps and principal repayment on asset-backed securities.
The closely watched figure excluding such non-market flows recorded net buying of $114.0 billion in long-term U.S. securities, after purchases of $15.4 billion in September, according to the monthly Treasury International Capital report, known as TIC.
The non-market inflows were more than double market expectations of about $50 billion.
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