China Wins As Trump Torches U.S. Treasuries In Real Time

What would happen if China dumped hundreds of billions of U.S. Treasury bonds overnight?

(OPINION) Imagine waking up to headlines that China just dumped hundreds of billions of U.S. Treasury bonds overnight. The markets are in freefall, mortgage rates spike by breakfast, and your 401(k) just lost 20%. Far-fetched? Maybe. But if Beijing ever decides to weaponize its $760 billion in U.S. debt, this hypothetical becomes a very real […]

Mizuho: “Pretty High” Confidence Data Will Show China Dumping US Treasuries

(Zero Hedge)—Now that even the shoeshine boy is speculating whether China is selling its US treasuries (to kill three birds with one stone: i) hammer the dollar, ii) push yields higher and iii) prop up the yuan, if only to give the impression that China is winning the trade war something we described here), Mizuho has a “pretty high” degree of confidence that data will eventually show if China has been selling US Treasuries, according to Jordan …

China Wins As Trump Torches U.S. Treasuries In Real Time

Year after year, decade after decade, officials in Tokyo, Beijing, Seoul and beyond dutifully bought U.S. Treasury securities. That’s now changing.

Can China use US debt in its tariff war against the US?

China is the second largest holder of US debt and could, theoretically, dump it to devalue the dollar.

China already weaponizing US Treasury holdings: Alpine Macro

Chen Zhao of Alpine Macro explains why he thinks Beijing is laying the foundation for a stronger Chinese currency, adding that China may have already begun operations to pare down its U.S. Treasury holdings.

China Doesn't Know What to Do With Trump

China is currently the second largest holder of U.S. national debt ($749 billion in Treasury bonds) by a foreign nation. China invests that money in U.S. bonds to help keep its export prices low. It focuses on export-led growth to help generate local...