China Urges Banks to Curb Exposure to US Treasuries

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Source: Bloomberg News

China Urges Banks to Curb Exposure to US Treasuries
WATCH: Chinese regulators have advised financial institutions to rein in their holdings of US Treasuries. Bloomberg’s Ven Ram reports.

By Bloomberg News
February 9, 2026 at 6:00 AM UTC

Chinese regulators have advised financial institutions to rein in their holdings of US Treasuries, citing concerns over concentration risks and market volatility, according to people familiar with the matter.

Officials urged banks to limit purchases of US government bonds and instructed those with high exposure to pare down their positions, the people said, asking not to be identified discussing private deliberations. The directive doesn’t apply to China’s state holdings of US Treasuries.



Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-09/china-urges-banks-to-limit-holdings-of-us-treasuries-citing-market-volatility

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@GlutenFreeCracker
24 minutes ago

Bottom line is this, a treasury note is a loan to a government. The US government right now is run by a guy who has declared bankruptcy 6 times, somehow sunk a casino, pled guilty to defrauding students in 2011, was found guilty of defrauding New York.... So why would anyone loan them money?

Yahoo Finance also covering this Treasuries Choppy as China Move Adds to Pressures on Market

[Renew Deal]

1. Did they listen to Musk?

[Warpy]

2. We have 3 more years of these billionaire fuckups ruining this country, so China is correct

While I think Fatso is going to have to find something besides tariffs to work with eventually, I eel sure he and his fellow gangsters will come up with something else at least as damaging and while will take the courts a year or two to dither over before ruling it illegal.

[Grins]

3. BOOM!!! This will get worse!

When they won’t buy treasuries, or worse, sell them, all hell will break out!