IIF Global Macro Views: The Balance Sheet Absorber

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Repeated US current-account deficits have accumulated a stock of financial claims that helps explain today's global imbalances. Global demand for dollar assets keeps the United States at the center of financing, but increasingly private investors respond to yields, hedging costs and policy credibility. The authors argue that tariffs cannot resolve an imbalance rooted in saving, fiscal policy and demand for US assets, while maintaining that financing system may become more expensive.