Non-Euro Investors Dump €192 Billion of Bonds: First Annual Outflow in History, Euro-Area Buys US Assets

In 2016, non-euro investors dumped euro-denominated bonds for the first time in history.Moreover, euro-area investors barely made purchases according to the ECB’s analysis of euro area net portfolio investment outflows. Annual net purchases of non-euro area debt securities by euro area investors totaled €364 billion in 2016, only slightly below the all-time high of €382 … Continue reading Non-Euro Investors Dump €192 Billion of Bonds: First Annual Outflow in History, Euro-Area Buys US Assets