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The turmoil in U.S. equity markets has spooked foreign investors, leading to massive outflows over the past week, as tariff-related uncertainties continue to persist.<\/p>\n
What Happened: <\/strong>According to a research note by Bank of America Global Research, foreign investors dumped $6.5 billion worth of U.S. equities last week, marking its second-largest amount on record, the first being the $7.5 billion in outflows during the banking crisis of 2023.<\/p>\n Don’t Miss:<\/strong><\/p>\n Market observers on X have added more context to this statistic. The Kobeissi Letter, a popular capital markets newsletter, noted that foreign investors own 20% of the U.S. equity market, worth $18.5 trillion, and 30% of treasuries, amounting to $7.2 trillion, and $4.2 trillion, or 30% of the corporate debt market.<\/p>\n \u201cForeign investors want out amid the volatility,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n Peter Schiff, <\/strong>a vocal critic of the tariffs, took a potshot a President Donald Trump<\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u201cTrump thought tariffs would bring capital into America. Instead, it triggered a global run out of U.S. assets.\u201d<\/p>\n He reiterated the same point in the accompanying video, while adding that \u201cwhenever the government wants to do something, the opposite is what happens.\u201d<\/p>\n