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Weak Dollar Scaring Off Foreign Funds

US policy has big China, Gulf spenders looking to divest

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 17, 2008 4:18 PM CDT

(Newser) – With the dollar declining and US economic outlook uncertain, some large sovereign wealth funds are looking to cut down on greenbacks, the Financial Times reports. One such Persian Gulf fund has cut its dollar-denominated investments from 80% to 60%, and China’s State Administration of...   Read full story »

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