Brad Setser @Brad_Setser · 03 Sep 2026
Capital goods imports (basically all computers, other categories are weak) are up $600b since the end of 24 -- about 2 pp of GDP (trailing 3m sums annualized) That is to be expected if a country with a 6 pp of GDP budget deficit has a debt financed investment boom ... 7/
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