A selloff in longer-dated Treasuries accelerated; shaking Faith in US Safe Havens

José Luis Escrivá, governor of the Bank of Spain and a member of the ECB’s governing council,  suggested US policies could bring into question the dollar’s status as a reserve currency and haven.

He suggested the euro could emerge as a more attractive alternative.
“We can offer a very large economic area and a solid currency, which benefit from the stability and predictability which result from sound economic policies and the rule of law.”
Financial Times 9  April 2025


Amerikanska börser faller och räntorna stiger.
Kombinationen är både ovanlig och oroväckande. 
I värsta fall handlar det om att förtroendet för världens viktigaste tillgång är på väg upp i rök. 
Alternativet panikförsäljning för att täcka förlustpositioner lockar inte heller.

Viktor Munkhammar DI 
Uppdaterad: 9 april 2025, 13:39
Publicerad: 9 april 2025, 11:41





A selloff in longer-dated Treasuries accelerated, worsening the slump in bond equivalents across the globe, as an escalation in the trade war sowed doubts over the haven status of US government debt.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-09/treasuries-fire-sale-sends-long-term-yields-soaring-worldwide


Shaking Faith in US Safe Havens 

Trump’s tariff policies will erode America’s exorbitant privilege.

Jonathan Levin Bloomberg 8 april 2025  

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2025-04-08/shaking-faith-in-dollar-treasuries-is-a-dangerous-gamble


 Tillbaka till Rolfs länktips 9 april 2025

https://englundmacro.blogspot.com/2025/04/rolfs-lanktips-9-april-2025-china-more.html




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