UK - this is where the majority of hadge funds and private equity funds are based (as well as Russian and other emerging billionaires' money), and they have invested in a lot of US assets. Note that the other big center for hedge funds and the like is the "Caribean" area. In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
July 2007January 2007July 2006 Japan610.9627.4614.9 China, Mainland407.8400.9378.2 United Kingdom (2)210.1103.344.3 Oil Exporters (3)123.8111.8112.4 Brazil104.753.731.7 Luxembourg64.259.459.4 Hong Kong58.954.748.9 Taiwan57.559.463 Korea ...50.762.365.1 Caribbean Banking Centers (4) ...29.468.385.8 Russia17.18.55.7
Given that the biggest shedding of debt holdings was from Q3, I am really curious how the next list will look. *Lunatic*, n. One whose delusions are out of fashion.