The remainder is public debt. Foreign governments hold a large portion of the public debt, while the rest is owned by U.S.

(Bloomberg) -- Two of the world’s biggest foreign holders of US government debt offloaded a pile of Treasuries in the third quarter as they rallied before the presidential election. Japanese ...

Foreign funds held $7.33 trillion of long-term US debt at the end of October, about a third of the outstanding amount, and just below the record $7.43 trillion they owned in September, based on ...

could potentially damage relations between the US and Japan, which is America’s biggest ally in Asia. Japan is also the largest foreign holder of US debt.

Whether you’re speaking with Europe’s largest money manager, Australia’s giant pension funds, or a cash-rich insurer in Japan, there’s a resounding message you’ll hear when it comes to US Treasuries: ...