Foreign buying of US stocks jumped in spite of tariffsBloombergForeign investors bought more than twice the amount of US stocks last year as they did a year before, even as US President Donald Trump’s tariffs rattled markets and clouded corporate outlooks. South Korea was also a major buyer, adding US$73.6 billion, nearly five times more than it did in 2024. Mainland China was a net seller for the third year in a row, shedding US$34.1 billion worth of US stocks last year. Canada, which was the biggest seller of US stocks in 2024, became a buyer last year, net purchasing US$10.6 billion. That turnaround came despite Canadians expressing fury about trade policies that weighed on their economy and Trump’s threats to the country’s sovereignty.

Source: Taipei Times February 19, 2026 17:22 UTC