• empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.comOP
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      7 hours ago

      Its not much numerically, but this is the first time a foreign holder of bonds has publicly announced they no longer have faith in the credit of the United States.

      That is a big headline in the financial world. The entire international finance marletnis currently reassessing the stability of the US in a negative light. The only way out from here is down.

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        6 hours ago

        When you hear reported [Japan] owns [$x.xx] in US Treasuries, that figure isn’t a monolith. The Japanese government owns some, and Japanese corporations own some, and the Japanese people individually own some, and more. It would have to be a collective effort, and there would realistically need to be a financially sound alternative place for them to safely park their money

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          1 hour ago

          financially sound alternative

          That’s an interesting concept in this context. What’s financially sound in a possible WWIII? As far as alternatives, I think it relative. Relative to a sinking ship that will suffer severe divestment from around the world, almost anything, really.