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lindysalsagal

(22,840 posts)
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 04:05 PM Jan 21

'This is sell America' -- U.S. dollar, Treasury prices tumble and gold spikes as globe flees U.S. assets

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/20/sell-america-trade-dollar-treasury-gold-us-trump-greenland.html

‘This is sell America’ — U.S. dollar, Treasury prices tumble and gold spikes as globe flees U.S. assets

‘This is sell America’ — U.S. dollar, Treasury prices tumble and gold spikes as globe flees U.S. assets
Published Tue, Jan 20 20268:49 AM ESTUpdated Tue, Jan 20 20264:04 PM EST

Alex Harring@alex_harring

Key Points
The “sell America” trade is in full swing Tuesday morning.
President Donald Trump’s latest threats around Greenland pushed global investors to shift exposure away from U.S.-centric investments.
The U.S. dollar index headed for its biggest decline since April. U.S. bond prices tumbled, sending yields spiking.


This is the tipping point for the GOP: Your boy will ruin their profits. Dummies.
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'This is sell America' -- U.S. dollar, Treasury prices tumble and gold spikes as globe flees U.S. assets (Original Post) lindysalsagal Jan 21 OP
My pension, BlueMTexpat Jan 21 #1
this might be the only thing that gets him outta there jeffreyi Jan 21 #2
More precisely, it's Dump Trump. C_U_L8R Jan 21 #3

BlueMTexpat

(15,664 posts)
1. My pension,
Wed Jan 21, 2026, 04:17 PM
Jan 21

SS, and retirement assets are all USD-based!

Like every US expat in a similar situation, I took a major financial hit in 2025 because of the USD exchange rate.

It looks as if the situation will not improve in 2026.

Thanks for nothing, you Fat Felon Blowhard Buffoon!

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