Foreign buying of US stocks jumps 134% in 2025


The sharp surge in buying is a challenge to the “Sell America” sentiment that gained traction last year. — Bloomberg

NEWYORK: Foreign investors bought more than twice the amount of US stocks in 2025 as they did a year before, even as President Donald Trump’s tariffs rattled markets and clouded corporate outlooks. 

Non-US purchases climbed to US$720.1bil on a net basis last year, up 134% from US$307.5bil in 2024, according to US Treasury Department data released on Wednesday.

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