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" ... It was all invested back into the US economy. As it must have been, because the balance of payments does actually balance. A deficit on the current account will mean a surplus on the capital account. That the foreigners own all the bank accounts or the bonds which are doing this investing makes absolutely no difference at all to the simple fact that the investing is still being done. It doesn't matter at all that the money has been cycled through buying goods from China before it is used to buy Treasuries. The Treasuries still get bought, the US government still gets financed, whether Walmart is selling Chinese or American made sets of spanners. Because, you know, the balance of payments must balance thing. ... "
" ... Pass the spanners and grease gun please. ... "
" ... That is, if finance profits are growing faster than manufacturing profits then we positively desire that the finance sector should grow faster than the manufacturing sector. Thus, on the evidence presented to us, our public policy should be pretty much nothing. We certainly don't want to try and create policies which will reverse this desirable trend. People are deciding that they value a pension pot more than a box of American made spanners. And who are we to tell them that they shouldn't? ... "
" ... The M&A market abhors economic uncertainty above all else, and trade wars between the world’s two largest economic engines creates vast amounts of it. What will the price of steel be? What does the supply and distribution chain look like? Who is the customer base and how can it grow? For many companies, a trade war throws spanners into all those basic questions, putting their business model forecasts into doubt. It clearly also negatively impacts the buyer universe, given pressure on direct foreign ownership and investment. ... "