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One buyer, in particular, most likely will stop buying and that is China.
by SCAQTony 7y ago
One buyer, in particular, most likely will stop buying and that is China.
- JamesCoyne 7y agoHave they made that threat?
- swarnie_ 7y agoNot to my knowledge, its all just speculation.
- tcbawo 7y agoChina has fluctuated between being a net buyer and net seller recently (https://ticdata.treasury.gov/Publish/mfh.txt https://ticdata.treasury.gov/Publish/mfh.txt)
- bilbo0s 7y agoMaybe, but China only holds about USD1T in US bonds. With the majority of that not maturing in the next four years.
- XorNot 7y agoIf China stops buying then they'll lose their competitive advantage compared to regional neighbours with the US.
- JudgeWapner 7y agowhen you have sovereign-nation-levels of wealth, there aren't many other sane places to park your money.