US losing safe haven status?


A DECADE-LONG belief in US exceptionalism is beginning to fray at the edges. Investors, once unwavering in their faith in the world’s largest economy, are now questioning whether American assets still deserve their safe-haven status.

For more than 10 years, global portfolios have been heavily tilted towards the United States, drawn by its strong economic growth and market-beating returns. But that tide may now be turning.

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