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http://economy-chat.com [Economy-chat.com] Economy Chat: international-finance: Brad DeLong reports: A +$400 Billion Week: Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas guesses that last week the U.S.'s net foreign asset position improved by $400 billion. Americans' assets overseas, you see, are primarily denominated in local currencies or are real assets.

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