U.S. Dependence on Foreign Saving
Earlier this year, foreign central banks made very substantial purchases of U.S. securities. They did so with some of the proceeds of their massive intervention in the foreign-exchange market, involving purchases of the dollar intended to prevent its depreciation. In the same period, private international investors sharply reduced their net new investment in U.S. financial markets.
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