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Bash all day, buy all night

Why foreigners keep pouring money into America

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    • Last year, foreigners poured around US$1.6 trillion into US financial assets, including nearly US$700 billion into stocks – both new records and significantly higher than the levels of recent years.
    • Last year, foreigners poured around US$1.6 trillion into US financial assets, including nearly US$700 billion into stocks – both new records and significantly higher than the levels of recent years. PHOTO: REUTERS

    Ruchir Sharma

    Published Mon, Feb 9, 2026 · 05:43 PM

    WHEN it comes to the US, investors the world over now love to “bash all day, buy all night”.

    Travelling recently across Asia, Europe and the Middle East, I was struck by the rising intensity of complaints about America under President Donald Trump, from its tariffs to designs on Greenland and apparent disregard for the old global order.

    Polls show the same erosion, with favourable opinions of the US plummeting worldwide.

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