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all we need to do is repudiate all the debt that China currently owns At which point every other holder of U.S. Treasuries will wonder "Am I next?". This will
by BearOfNH 17y ago
all we need to do is repudiate all the debt that China currently owns
At which point every other holder of U.S. Treasuries will wonder "Am I next?". This will lead to a massive sales of U.S. debt instruments around the world, and would not be good for anyone.
- yummyfajitas 17y agoSo China engages in open hostilities against us, and we tank their bonds. Now UBS will worry we will do the same to them, perhaps in response to Switzerland becoming hostile? Nomura dumps our bonds in anticipation of Japan going all 1942 on us?