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Torchlight

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1. Beijing has been quietly, slowly, and consistently off-loading US debt

Reply to MayReasonRule (Original post)

Wed Apr 9, 2025, 03:24 PM

Apr 2025

since 2017 or 18, and the trend accelerated in 2022. Between 2023 and March 2024, China sold off $100 billion in U.S. Treasuries. China's holdings of U.S. Treasury bonds have been below the $1 trillion mark since April 2022. As of December 2024, China's holdings of U.S. Treasury bonds were at $759 billion, the lowest level since 2009.

I think Mr. trump is providing them impetus to hold a fire sale for the rest of the week.

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China's central bank urges state banks to put a brake on dollar purchases - report [View all] MayReasonRule Apr 2025 OP

Beijing has been quietly, slowly, and consistently off-loading US debt Torchlight Apr 2025 #1

Sad But True... MayReasonRule Apr 2025 #3

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I believe it's true that China has the largest foreign reserve of US Dollars. The tail just might wag the dog ... marble falls Apr 2025 #4