Notable acceleration in the fx securities book of the Chinese state banks (And their reverse repo/ other funding of global financial institutions) in January -- consistent with the $90b monthly increase in the reported fx balance sheet https://t.co/PNDncW2w2s
Original source ↗  |  February 17, 2026 at 16:11 UTC  |  Twitter - @brad_setser

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