
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell in New York City on April 21, 2025. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images
Net foreign capital inflows into the United States surged in May from the previous month as investors poured billions of dollars into the American economy, the Department of the Treasury said in a July 17 statement.
The sum total of all net foreign acquisitions in the United States stood at $311.1 billion in May, the Treasury said. This includes acquisitions of long-term and short-term U.S. securities. In April, there was a $14.2 billion outflow of funds.