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Although the sale of U.S.-based companies and assets to foreign investors has raised concerns that the economic sovereignty of the United States may be compromised, foreign ownership of financial assets has increased in every region, not just the U.S.

In 1990, foreign investors owned less than one in 10 equities around the world; by 2006, they owned more than one in four. The same pattern holds for government and corporate bonds: foreign ownership increased from 11 percent in 1990 to 31 percent in 2006 for the former and from 7 percent to 21 percent for the latter.

Indeed, the eurozone, more than the U.S, stands out for its high levels of foreign ownership both of equities and bonds. In 2006, investors outside the eurozone region owned 41 percent of its equities ($3.5 trillion), and investors in other eurozone countries owned an additional 31 percent ($2.7 trillion). As for bonds, investors outside the region held 24 percent of the total ($4.5 trillion), while investors from other eurozone countries held an additional 20 percent ($3.7 trillion).

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