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From: https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2026/01/21/american-decay-versus-american-dynamism https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2026/01
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From: https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2026/01/21/american-decay-versus-american-dynamism https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2026/01/21/a...
"The fund’s managers stressed that the decision was not a reaction to America’s territorial threats to Greenland, a Danish territory, but a judgment on Washington’s rampant overspending.
The fund is certainly not ditching American stocks, which make up 60% of its holdings of listed equity. Its private-equity assets tilt similarly heavily to America. Of its high-yield bonds, American issuers account for an even larger share, almost 80%."
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"Despite the Danish sale, foreigners own more American government bonds than ever."
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"Even after the s&p 500 slid by 2% on January 20th, following another tariff threat from Donald Trump over Greenland (since withdrawn), American assets continue to attract investors."