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Re:China threatens to cut sales of iPhones if 'naive' Trump ... by mycall on Monday November 14, 2016 @08:12PM (#12954831)
Imagine if China started dumping U.S. Bonds and T-Notes. eaks.
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Re:China threatens to cut sales of iPhones if 'naive' Trump ... by toomuchtodo on Monday November 14, 2016 @11:47PM (#12955654)
Social security would be able to soak them up (its the largest holder of treasuries). And it'd be helpful for interest rates to go up to slow federal spending.

https://www.ssa.gov/oact/progdata/investheld.html

http://ticdata.treasury.gov/Publish/mfh.txt

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