US bonds volatile following Trump tariffs

US bonds volatile following Trump tariffs

‘US bonds were his safe place’

China warned against US bond sell-off in response to tariffs

Beijing faces a stark choice: risk economic turmoil by offloading US treasuries or accept losses. China holds more than $700 billion in US bonds

Why we should watch the US bond market to score the Trump-vs-China fight

China is taking many hits from Trump. So why doesn't hit hack a Trump's weakness, the US Treasury bond market? It may well do so at some point, but China is playing another longer game, one more focused on its own self-interest

China warned against dumping US bonds as retaliation for Trump tariffs

China has been cautioned against retaliating to President Trump’s aggressive new tariff regime by offloading its massive holdings of US government bonds — a move that analysts warn could damage its own economy more than it harms Washington. Earlier this month, Trump imposed sweeping tariffs of up to 145 per cent on Chinese exports to the US, sparking fears of a renewed economic confrontation between the world’s two largest economies. The drastic…