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.
Shaking Faith in US Safe Havens
Trump’s tariff policies will erode America’s exorbitant privilege.
Jonathan Levin Bloomberg 8 april 2025
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