China Weaponize Its $760 Billion Treasury Holdings?; Safe Haven, Bessent, LDC
Trump’s tariff U-turn exposed his core weakness.
Beijing can easily dent America’s safe-haven status.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent talked about the beauty of being the world’s biggest borrower.
“If you take a bank loan, the bank is in charge, they can repossess whatever you borrowed against. But if you take a big enough loan, you’re kind of in charge of the bank,” he said.
In this volatile environment where anti-American, anti-bullying sentiment runs high, it won’t take much for the PBOC to smash the safe-haven status of the US dollar and bonds.
Shuli Ren Bloomberg 13 april 2025
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
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