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    Europa: Ausverkauf der US-Schulden: Ist Europa bereit, den Abzug zu betätigen? Beamte flüstern über die Abstoßung von US-Staatsanleihen, wenn Trump den Ukraine-Deal kündigt – The Economic Times


    Europa: Ausverkauf der US-Schulden: Ist Europa bereit, den Abzug zu betätigen? Beamte flüstern über die Abstoßung von US-Staatsanleihen, wenn Trump den Ukraine-Deal kündigt – The Economic Times

    https://m.economictimes.com/news/international/us/is-europe-ready-to-pull-the-trigger-officials-whisper-about-dumping-us-treasuries-if-trump-cuts-ukraine-deal/articleshow/125871003.cms

    Von CowabungaNL

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    2. YsoL8 on

      That would be savage

      If it destabilised confidence in US bonds it could potentially bankrupt the US. The only reason its able to borrow such vast sums is because its status as the defacto world reserve currency garrantuees stability and very low interest rates on US borrowing.

      All of their government borrowing is fundamentally built on the assumption that this will never change on anything but the longest timescale. If US bonds were suddenly seen as dangerous or low value it would drive up the interest rates they have to pay on them to utterly unrepayable levels. The damage would be vast.

    3. FinancialSurround385 on

      Just do it. The consequences might be huge, but I’m so over coddling this guy. 

    7. RagnarRodrog on

      EU selling US debt would be nuclear, and it should go for it. The US is not our ally anymore.

    10. CheapAttempt2431 on

      This nonsense again? No, we’re not causing a global financial crisis with some dumbass kamikaze attack against the us debt. Forking over a measly 90 billion required months of negotiations.

      Edit: and it might not even work, we don’t hold *that* much of their debt

    13. punarob on

      He’s threatened NATO/Denmark for a year now. Cutting diplomatic ties, full sanctions/total boycott should have happened immediately then. Massive ramping up of defense budgets, kicking the US military bases out of Europe should have happened too. How did European leaders not know the US was effectively run by Putin. That was obvious to me when Trump won in 2016 after losing the election by 3 million votes. I guess Europe really wanted WW3 and a Nazi takeover of the planet.

    16. Tremolat on

      If an American soldier kills a Dane in Greenland, the counter battery fire will be that sell off. One doesn’t hold the bonds of an enemy country. Trade and tourism will be the next to stop. It’s gonna be an economic shitshow for both sides, but c’est la guerre, Monsieur Le Commissaire.

    18. 52-61-64-75 on

      nah this is the metaphorical nuclear option, this shouldn’t be done unless the US actually militarily invades Greenland and has their military shooting EU citizens. Other than the potential insane ramifications of doing it, its also something you can only do once. If we dump them now what stops them invading Greenland? What stops them invading Norway?

    24. UrineArtist on

      I don’t see why anyone would hold US debt right now considering the US Government’s assertion that might is right, wtf you think they’re going to do if they ever decide they can live with the consequences of not paying any of it back?

    27. ihadtomakeajoke on

      EU is too scared to touch a single rouble of the frozen Russian assets.

    30. Diligent_Peach7574 on

      Or countries that physically store their gold in the US could simply ask for it back. See how that works out.

      As an example, Germany stores about 37% of it’s gold reserves in the US and it is valued at over $5 trillion USD.

    31. Fair-Caterpillar3714 on

      I don’t think selling off the debt is as big a move as people think, I’d much prefer the EU and UK kick all the US bases out of Europe. Then suddenly USA has an enormously bloated military which is all stuck in Florida being completely useless and no power projection across the world. I think it’d literally crash their economy because they rely so much on their war machine to keep it’s economy stable and their belief is that their huge debt is worth it because of their global position. You could pull the rug from under them and and then suddenly all their debt you own becomes big leverage against them

    32. Spirited_Season2332 on

      I mean go for it. I’m down to watch the whole world economy crash. I’m sure everyone will love having China as the main player from now on

    34. CowabungaNL on

      Oh snap, it seems this post is stirring the proverbial pot. For context: I’m Dutch and a long-time admirer of the people of the United States (governments have been kinda meh at times), and I intend to keep it that way. We’ve been historical allies for generations, have fought and bled together (for better or worse) and we share more values than I can reasonably count. In my view, we should either work to repair and salvage the situation or if that proves impossible, move apart amicably and with mutual respect.

      To be clear, I’m not saying Europe should dump T-bills right away. I’m simply pointing out that Europe is not powerless, and that actions like annexing Greenland would not come without real costs or consequences. That’s not a threat, just geopolitical reality.

      IMHO The path forward should be focussed on diplomacy: clear communication, respect for international law, and honest conversations about security, trade, and strategic autonomy on both sides of the Atlantic. The US and Europe are stronger together than apart, but that strength only works if it’s based on mutual respect.

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