The Bank of Thailand releases information about foreign-currency reserves, but it has not revealed how much of those have been committed to purchase baht in the future.
In a burst of checkbook diplomacy earlier this month, Mr. Hu dispatched China's largest-ever buying delegation to the United States, which committed to purchase $16.2 billion in American aircraft, agricultural products, auto parts, telecommunications gear and computer software.
"When I went there, they committed to purchase $450 billion worth of things, and $110 billion worth of military," the president said, claiming the orders were the biggest in the history of the world.
Lyft also committed to purchase enough renewable energy to power Lyft's offices, driver hubs, and electric vehicle miles.
(See "Singapore, Korea State Funds Riding Merrill's Bull").. Temasek Holdings, Merrill Lynch's largest shareholder, has committed to purchase $3.4 billion of common stock in the offering.
Hertz has committed to purchase: the Nissan Leaf, the Mistubishi i-MiEV, the Chevy Volt, and electric cars from Coda and Smart, Broome verified.
Likewise, Mnuchin returned from Buenos Aires on Monday and said China had committed to purchasing $1.2 trillion in U.S. goods and services — an amount roughly equal to nine years' worth of China's current purchases of American-made products.
Most interestingly, those who are most committed to purchasing "socially conscious" products are not living in the U.S. or Europe.
