[U.S. Treasury: Foreign holdings of U.S. Treasuries hit a record high] Golden Finance reported that the latest data released by the U.S. Treasury on Monday showed that the total amount of U.S. Treasuries held by foreigners rose from $8.5034 trillion in August to $8.6729 trillion in September, the highest level on record and the fifth consecutive month of increase. China's holdings of U.S. Treasuries fell by $3 billion to $772 billion in September, and Japan's holdings of U.S. Treasuries fell by $6 billion to $1.123 trillion in September.