Statement by Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands,Norway,Sweden,UK

Re:Statement by Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Nethe... by fritzorino on Sunday January 18, 2026 @12:28PM (#46669877)

You are reliant on the kindness of strangers to fund your government spending.

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Re:Statement by Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Nethe... by dpc050505 on Sunday January 18, 2026 @03:32PM (#46671857)

It's not kindness, it's interest. Those rates are about to go up up up.

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Re:Statement by Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Nethe... by carlosjobim on Sunday January 18, 2026 @01:15PM (#46670463)

That's true for all governments who issue treasuries. For the US it's the kindness of the Japanese, the Chinese and the British. But mostly their own kindness.

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Re:Statement by Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Nethe... by disgruntledphd2 on Monday January 19, 2026 @06:48AM (#46677915)

Note that lots of the Treasury holdings are mostly hedge fund related, so it's not as clear who holds the longer-term paper (hopefully someone who knows more than me will jump in at this point and provide data).

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Re:Statement by Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Nethe... by youngtaff on Monday January 19, 2026 @10:40AM (#46680178)

And Europe too – around $8 trillion in US treasury bills is held by Europe

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