Foreign holdings of U.S. securities rose to a record $18.4 trillion as of the end of June, according to preliminary data released by Treasury.
An annual survey of foreign portfolio investments -- including U.S. stocks along with short-and long-term debt -- showed holdings rose by 8 percent, up from $17.1 trillion a year earlier, the department said in a statement on its website. Japan was largest investing country with $2 trillion, followed by the Cayman Islands at $1.7 trillion and the U.K. and China at about $1.5 trillion each. Luxembourg rounded out the top five at $1.4 trillion.
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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-02-28/foreign-holdings-of-u-s-securities-rise-to-record-18-trillion
Is this a threat to our national security? According to a former DDI of the CIA, it certainly is. You can read about it here:
https://sainthoward.blogspot.com/2018/01/our-real-security-risks.html
A "global" economy benefits mainly the super rich (e.g., the Davos Mafia). And you and I aren't one of them.
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