Overseas buying of US shares tops $940bn
The reported flows coincided with strong gains in the S&P 500, though the supplied figures do not establish a link between the two.
Overseas purchases of US equities exceeded $940bn in the year to July, according to a Financial Times report. The buying coincided with strong gains in the S&P 500.
The figure points to substantial foreign demand for US shares over the period, but the supplied report summary does not identify the data source or measurement method.
The timing alone does not show that overseas purchases drove the index’s gains. The material provides no breakdown of investor types, individual stocks or the pace of flows.
The Financial Times headline also refers to fading appetite for US debt, but the supplied text includes no figures or detail to substantiate that claim.
