US Treasurys May Be Losing Safe-Haven Status, New Study Says

US Treasurys May Be Losing Safe-Haven Status, New Study Says
An employee of the Korea Exchange Bank counts one hundred U.S. dollar notes during a photo opportunity at the bank's headquarters in Seoul on April 28, 2010. Jo Yong-Hak/Reuters
Andrew Moran
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U.S. Treasury securities might be losing their luster as a conventional safe-haven asset, a new report by the Institute of International Finance (IIF) says.

The United States was one of the few nations to witness an outflow of foreign investment in governments bond in 2020, according to the Washington-based trade association for the global financial services industry. Greece and Italy were the other countries to experience overseas funds fleeing their debt instruments.

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Andrew Moran has been writing about business, economics, and finance for more than a decade. He is the author of "The War on Cash."
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