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Beachnutt

(8,873 posts)
Thu Apr 10, 2025, 06:27 PM Apr 2025

Trump has no cards

Is China weighing the option of liquidating a significant amount of treasury bonds to drive US interest rates up. The exact thing Trump doesn’t want.

As of February 2025, China held approximately $759 billion in U.S. Treasury securities, representing a significant portion of the total foreign holdings of U.S. debt.

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dutch777

(4,891 posts)
2. That would be an interesting play by China. Wonder if Trump realizes foreigners can just boycott anything US?
Thu Apr 10, 2025, 06:30 PM
Apr 2025

That is the real play, not tariffs. Trump can rail against governments and maybe intimidate them with something, but individuals, he's got nothing.

kerry-is-my-prez

(10,207 posts)
3. Trump wants to burn this country to the ground.
Thu Apr 10, 2025, 06:31 PM
Apr 2025

Under Project 2025, the goal is to get rid of the supposed “deep state liberals” in every area of the government, education, etc. and replace with a dictatorship.

OAITW r.2.0

(31,522 posts)
4. China has been moving quietly on reducing their US Treasury position.
Thu Apr 10, 2025, 06:38 PM
Apr 2025

Better to invest in emerging economies in Africa and South America. Dumping it all at once would destroy our economy...and theirs as well. But if Trump wants a tariff war, China is is willing to play that game.

underpants

(194,984 posts)
5. I remember an interview with Pres. Bill Clinton about bonds
Thu Apr 10, 2025, 07:15 PM
Apr 2025

Really early in his first term he wanted to do something. I don’t remember what it was. He was told that the bond market would not like it at all. Bill admitted in the interview that he said “the bond market?” and that he wasn’t aware of all the angles or considerations. It was a wake up call.

OAITW r.2.0

(31,522 posts)
6. Do you think the bond market is the same as it was 50 years ago?
Thu Apr 10, 2025, 08:42 PM
Apr 2025

I wonder. Seemed like you could go stock market rabbit risk or tortoise steady Treasury bonds back then. Not sure about today.

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