Market Talk – December 7, 2023
ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had negative day today: NIKKEI 225 decreased 587.59 points or -1.76% to 32,858.31 Shanghai decreased 2.73 points or -0.09% to 2,966.21 Hang Seng [...]
What are US multi-nationals doing with the $2 trillion they keep offshore? Looking at the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) disclosures shows that Apple, Microsoft, Google, and Cisco Systems hold about 10% of their offshore cash in US government debt, which earns these companies substantial sums in interest. So they are earning interest in dollars while parking money in federal and agency debt.