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BiggerPockets Money Podcast · Friday, October 30, 2026

U.S. foreign investment remains steady at $452 billion in first 18 months of Trump term

Jay Scott shares that foreign investment into the U.S. reached $452 billion during the first 18 months of the current presidential term, closely tracking the historical average of approximately $300 billion annually.

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“According to the U.S. government, the first 18 months of Trump's term, we've seen $452 billion in foreign investment.”
Jay Scott
“So almost exactly the average of what you would expect. So it's not down, but it's also not up.”
Jay Scott
Heard on BiggerPockets Money Podcast — “J Scott Explains the Economic Domino Effect of an Energy Shock”, published Friday, October 30, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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