金融市场分析师认为，每月财政部国际资本流动数据是反映美国为贸易赤字融资难易程度的一个重要但却不够精确的指标。

Financial market analysts consider the monthly Treasury International Capital data to be a significant but imprecise gauge of how easily the U.S. can finance its trade deficit.

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正是由于这个原因，美国财政部最新发布的国际资本流动数据（TIC）才引起了躁动。 数据显示，去年12月，中国减持美国国债的数额创下纪录。

That is why the latest release of Treasury International Capital (Tic) data, showing that China's holdings of Treasuries fell by a record amount in December, has caused something of a stir.

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