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I don't know why you got downvoted (and your reply was certainly within the guidelines), but your answer left me with some questions: would profits left overse

I don't know why you got downvoted (and your reply was certainly within the guidelines), but your answer left me with some questions: would profits left overseas mean that (well duh, but more so than otherwise) foreign consumer markets will pick up noticeably (and we therefore should be paying close attention)? And is there some specific reason the private sector is deleveraging? Have CFO's just gotten more spooked than before? Thanks.

yummyfajitas 15y ago
...would profits left overseas mean that (well duh, but more so than otherwise) foreign consumer markets will pick up noticeably... No guarantee, but it's likely. If the overseas profits are invested, then yes. If it sits in the bank and is not invested, then maybe not. From what I've read and seen, it seems that overseas consumer markets are increasing. Here in Pune, it's definitely the case. There are a ridiculous number shiny new apartment complexes advertised by pretty white ladies doing yoga, Centaurs, and claims that everyone will envy your opulence. And is there some specific reason the private sector is deleveraging? Have CFO's just gotten more spooked than before? The credit crunch is a very recent memory. If another one occurs, then any company that uses credit for cash flow could be destroyed. So yeah, hoarding cash is basically an insurance policy.
- aangjie 15y ago
  I can vouch for a similar increase in consumer markets in Bangalore.. Been in chennai a few months and am suspecting the same here too....