FINRA Debit Balance in Securities Margin Accounts Leverage in margin accounts has surged since April 2025, reflecting strong market optimism. The catch is that higher leverage can turn painful fast when volatility spikes, triggering forced liquidations that weigh on the broader market. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research
Monthly Foreign Net Purchases of Long-Term U.S. Securities Record foreign holdings of U.S. assets in 2025 point to lasting investor confidence, even in the face of global economic and geopolitical risks. Image: Bloomberg
Buying U.S. Equity Securities In 2Q 2025, foreign investors boosted their holdings of U.S. equities, while U.S. households and hedge funds cut back amid market volatility and policy uncertainty. Image: Deutsche Bank
Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS) Fund Flows Record inflows into mortgage-backed securities over the past week highlight the growing interest in this asset class among investors. Image: BofA Global Investment Strategy
Liquidity – Securities Held in Custody at Fed for Foreign Official Accounts Should markets be worried about a new international liquidity crisis? Image: Gavekal, Macrobond
Interest Service On Debt (Treasury Rate) and Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 10-Year Constant Maturity Could the Fed’s rate hikes lead to a federal debt crisis? Image: Real Investment Advice
Treasury Securities – Supply of Safe Haven Securities Will U.S. Treasury securities remain a safe haven? Image: BCA Research
Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS) – ETF Assets Under Management Assets under management in TIPS ETFs surge to record high, as the Federal Reserve lets the U.S. economy run hot. Image: Topdown Charts
QoQ Cash and Securities Growth For the first time since the coronavirus pandemic, cash fell QoQ in the first quarter of 2021. Image: BofA Global Research
Weekly Flows into U.S. Funds Buying Inflation-Protected Securities Investors demand for inflation-protected securities is on the rise as economic optimism surges. Image: Financial Times
Free Credit Balances in Customers’s Cash Accounts and Securities Margin Accounts Cash levels in customers cash and margin accounts surged to the highest level since July 2008. Image: BofA Global Research