Should you move your money out of the US?

US exceptionalism – the belief that the US and its economy is different from and superior to other nations – is coming under fire as a concept

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The US has been the centre of the global economy and stock investing for decades, so much so that it has come to seem unassailable. But is US exceptionalism coming towards an end?

The latest fund flow data from the Investment Association shows retail investors put £948 million into North American-focused equity funds during April, while taking £817 million out of UK equity funds, even as the tariff fallout pushed the value of US equities downwards.

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Dan McEvoy
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Dan is a financial journalist who, prior to joining MoneyWeek, spent five years writing for OPTO, an investment magazine focused on growth and technology stocks, ETFs and thematic investing.

Before becoming a writer, Dan spent six years working in talent acquisition in the tech sector, including for credit scoring start-up ClearScore where he first developed an interest in personal finance.

Dan studied Social Anthropology and Management at Sidney Sussex College and the Judge Business School, Cambridge University. Outside finance, he also enjoys travel writing, and has edited two published travel books.