Bleeding US stocks… Has Wall Street lost its luster in the face of emerging markets?
Economic data revealed a mass exit of American investors from Wall Street markets at the fastest pace in at least two years, fleeing the decline in the returns of giant technology companies, and searching for safer havens and better returns in foreign markets.
$75 billion is looking for new markets
according to a recent report by the agency "Reuters"Citing data from the London Stock Exchange Group, investors residing in the United States withdrew about $75 billion from American stocks during the past six months, of which $52 billion were withdrawn since the beginning of 2026 alone.
The survey of fund managers conducted by "Bank of America" In February, investors switched from US stocks to Emerging markets at the fastest pace in 5 years.
The weakness of the dollar did not succeed in stopping the bleeding
despite the suffering US assets, once limited to international investors, are rapidly gaining traction among their US counterparts.
Artificial Intelligence and Valuation Concerns
The main driver of this exodus is the declining attractiveness of Wall Street stocks, especially in the technology sector. With increasing concerns about the risks and high costs of huge investments in the field of artificial intelligence, investors have begun to recalculate the very high valuations of shares of giant technology companies such as Nvidia, Meta, and Microsoft. Technology dominance, and defense stocks that particularly thrive in times of uncertainty.
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