Foreign holdings of US treasury bonds collapsed by a record $257 billion in March as liquidity constraints and the specter of COVID-19 affected foreign investors' portfolio decisions. Saudi Arabia, the largest seller of US treasuries in March, decreased its holdings of US government debt by $25 billion, according to the US Treasury Department. The oil market crisis significantly reduced the inflow of US dollars and forced the Kingdom to sell its most liquid assets.

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