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Foreign Holdings of US Treasuries
The Kobeissi Letter's line chart drew 244.7K views on X: 1.1x its typical post and #57 of 131 The Kobeissi Letter charts we track by views. Read Oct 23, 2026.
BREAKING: Foreign holdings of US Treasuries jumped +$83 billion in August, to $9.33 trillion, their 6th-highest total on record.
Why it spread
It spread because it landed on a hot topic that week and came from a big source, and the post made the scale concrete with a rise of 83 billion dollars to 9.33 trillion dollars, a sixth-highest total on record, plus a named driver in Canada up 38 billion dollars to 465 billion dollars, a fourth-highest total, drawing 1,438 likes, 213 reposts, 36 quotes, 169 saves and 186,989 views.
What worked
- The headline number is stated plainly and tied to a record rank, which gives readers an instant reason to care.
- A single named country carries the story, so the chart has a clear protagonist rather than a vague aggregate.
- The post is short, branded, shows a source line and uses a simple line chart, which makes it easy to repost and quote.
What to borrow
We can frame our own charts the same way: lead with one big change and its record standing, name the single biggest contributor, and keep the chart type simple with a visible source line.
Careful
Do not copy the breaking-news tone for routine data, and do not assume the reach came from the design, since the facts credit a hot topic and a big source rather than polish.
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How far did The Kobeissi Letter's "Foreign Holdings of US Treasuries" chart travel?
244,733 views, 1,898 likes, 281 reposts and 234 saves on X, read Oct 23, 2026. A normal post from @KobeissiLetter gets about 229.7K views.
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A line chart. Foreign holdings of US Treasuries shift among major countries.
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