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October 20, 2006 2006-10-20-17-2-50-29693 U.S. International Reserve Position
The Treasury Department today released U.S.
reserve assets data for the latest week. As indicated in this table, U.S.
reserve assets totaled $65,514 million as of the end of that week, compared to $65,911
million as of the end of the prior week.
I. Official U.S.
Reserve Assets (in US millions)
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TOTAL
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October 6, 2006
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October 13, 2006
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65,911
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65,514
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1. Foreign Currency Reserves 1
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Euro
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Yen
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TOTAL
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Euro
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Yen
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TOTAL
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a. Securities
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11,888
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10,690
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22,578
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11,788
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10,604
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22,392
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Of which, issuer headquartered in the U.S.
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0
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0
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b. Total deposits with:
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b.i. Other central
banks and BIS
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11,807
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5,204
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17,011
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11,723
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5,165
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16,888
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b.ii. Banks
headquartered in the U.S.
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0
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0
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b.ii. Of which, banks located
abroad
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0
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0
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b.iii. Banks
headquartered outside the U.S.
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0
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0
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b.iii. Of which, banks located
in the U.S.
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0
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0
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2. IMF Reserve Position 2
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6,622
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6,584
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3. Special Drawing Rights (SDRs)
2
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8,659
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8,609
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4. Gold Stock 3
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11,041
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11,041
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5. Other Reserve Assets
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0
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0
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II.
Predetermined Short-Term Drains on Foreign Currency Assets
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October 6, 2006
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October 13, 2006
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Euro
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Yen
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TOTAL
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Euro
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Yen
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TOTAL
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1. Foreign currency loans and securities
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0
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0
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2. Aggregate short and long positions in forwards and futures in foreign
currencies vis-à-vis the U.S. dollar:
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2.a. Short positions
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0
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0
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2.b. Long positions
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0
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0
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3. Other
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0
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0
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III. Contingent
Short-Term Net Drains on Foreign Currency Assets
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October 6, 2006
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October 13, 2006
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Euro
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Yen
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TOTAL
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Euro
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Yen
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TOTAL
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1. Contingent liabilities in foreign currency
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0
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0
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1.a. Collateral guarantees on debt due within 1 year
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1.b. Other contingent liabilities
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2. Foreign currency securities with embedded options
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0
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0
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3. Undrawn, unconditional credit
lines
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0
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0
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3.a. With other central banks
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3.b. With banks and other financial institutions
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Headquartered in the U.S.
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3.c. With banks and other financial institutions
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Headquartered outside the U.S.
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4. Aggregate short and long positions of options in
foreign
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Currencies vis-à-vis the U.S. dollar
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0
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0
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4.a. Short positions
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4.a.1. Bought puts
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4.a.2. Written calls
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4.b. Long positions
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4.b.1. Bought calls
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4.b.2. Written puts
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Notes:
1/ Includes holdings of the Treasury's Exchange Stabilization Fund (ESF) and
the Federal Reserve's System Open Market Account
(SOMA), valued at current market exchange rates. Foreign currency holdings
listed as securities reflect marked-to-market values, and deposits reflect
carrying values. Foreign Currency
Reserves for the latest week may be subject to revision. Foreign Currency Reserves for the prior week
are final.
2/ The items, "2. IMF Reserve Position" and "3. Special
Drawing Rights (SDRs)," are based on data
provided by the IMF and are valued in dollar terms at the official SDR/dollar
exchange rate for the reporting date. The entries for the latest week reflect
any necessary adjustments, including revaluation, by the U.S. Treasury to IMF
data for the prior month end.
3/ Gold stock is valued monthly at $42.2222 per fine troy ounce.
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