schizoidman@lemm.ee to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoJapan says its $1 trillion in US Treasuries is among tools for trade talkswww.reuters.comexternal-linkmessage-square19linkfedilinkarrow-up1216arrow-down13cross-posted to: InflectionPointUSA@lemm.ee
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minus-squareKecessa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·2 days agoSo if I believe that the US won’t go bankrupt it might mean a good opportunity to buy US bonds at a high interest rates…
minus-squarenull_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-22 days agoThe interest is the price of the risk. It’s not about “believing” which way it’s going to go, it’s whether or not you want to be paid to accept that risk.
minus-squareclutchtwopointzero@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoThe problem is that the high interest rate would trigger the debt ceiling and the USA may actually default on its debt
minus-squareKecessa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 days agoI would be extremely surprised if it happened but so much surprising shit is happening with the US at the moment…
minus-squarePringles@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down6·2 days agoGood luck finding a trillion dollars. This tool is also used by the EU, South Korea, Canada and China. Good luck finding 7 trillion dollars.
minus-squareKecessa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agoYou can buy bonds without having to buy all of them, they’re part of a diversified portfolio.
So if I believe that the US won’t go bankrupt it might mean a good opportunity to buy US bonds at a high interest rates…
The interest is the price of the risk.
It’s not about “believing” which way it’s going to go, it’s whether or not you want to be paid to accept that risk.
The problem is that the high interest rate would trigger the debt ceiling and the USA may actually default on its debt
I would be extremely surprised if it happened but so much surprising shit is happening with the US at the moment…
Good luck finding a trillion dollars. This tool is also used by the EU, South Korea, Canada and China. Good luck finding 7 trillion dollars.
You can buy bonds without having to buy all of them, they’re part of a diversified portfolio.