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> This is leading to capital world-wide gobbling up as much long term US debt as possible, and inverting the curve. This is not true. TIC data [1] shows a 6.6%
by whatok 7y ago
> This is leading to capital world-wide gobbling up as much long term US debt as possible, and inverting the curve.
This is not true. TIC data [1] shows a 6.6% increase YoY. Hedging FX risk has made US Treasuries unattractive even with the yield pickup. Most large purchasers (that matter) hedge their FX risk.
[1] https://ticdata.treasury.gov/Publish/mfh.txt https://ticdata.treasury.gov/Publish/mfh.txt