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beachbum bob

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1. If China would dump US government debt.

Reply to 3Hotdogs (Original post)

Tue May 14, 2019, 08:00 AM

May 2019

Flooding the market with Treasuries would push down US bond prices and cause the yields to spike = rising interest rates for govt and private borrowing. Impact? Record federal deficit, state deficits and personal financial losses. Hoard to say, but we could see that 40% drop in US market IF the chinese would do this

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China - U.S. Treasury Notes [View all] 3Hotdogs May 2019 OP

If China would dump US government debt. beachbum bob May 2019 #1

Doubtful A HERETIC I AM May 2019 #2

china has recourse and it includes dumping treasuries that would effect US economy beachbum bob May 2019 #3

Again, they hold roughly 5% of the outstanding debt. A HERETIC I AM May 2019 #4