And foreigners from varied backgrounds continue to move into the neighborhood, where an estimated 20 percent of residents are foreign-born.

To me it says we are spending a lot and foreigners are continuing to eat our lunch.

But will the foreigners continue to come in sufficient numbers?

Still, foreigners continued to buy American bonds, and their purchases helped hold down interest rates and support share prices.

Meanwhile, domestic investors start worrying about whether foreigners will continue to buy American bonds.

The trade data indicate whether foreigners continued to buy enough American products to keep the economy growing.

Moreover, foreigners will not continue indefinitely to finance our national profligacy.

It is possible that foreigners, or foreign central banks, will continue to invest in dollars at current levels.

Despite the progress, Americans and other foreigners continue to complain about the tight formal and informal regulations that make it difficult for them to compete.

If it doesn't, foreigners continue to invest in the United States.