capital flight

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1. The rapid movement of investments out of a market or country that is seen by investors as unstable.

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In 1998, Indonesia experienced a capital flight, which brought on political as well as economic instability.

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This pattern of capital flight would recur throughout American history.

From The Wall Street Journal

“If domestic confidence in the government’s and Bank of Japan’s commitment to low inflation is lost, the reasons to buy JGBs disappear, and more disruptive capital flight ensues,” he says.

From MarketWatch

Saravelos said that he’ll be watching for signs of capital flight, and whether Japanese authorities give in to pressure from financial markets.

From MarketWatch

All that would do is finance the sort of capital flight that has occurred time and time again when the Argentine peso has become overvalued and when inflation hasn’t been brought fully under control.

From Barron's

"Capital flight can be quite indiscriminate," said Torbjorn Soltvedt, principal analyst for the Middle East and North Africa with Verisk Maplecroft.

From Reuters