Danish pension fund divesting US Treasuries

Re:Danish pension fund divesting US Treasuries by mym1990 on Tuesday January 20, 2026 @04:09PM (#46697781)

You seem to have a very limited view of the world if you think the US doesn't have fans of totalitarian rule and that the "rest of the world" is exclusively against US global strategy. I am going to guess that you actually have no idea what the negative ramifications of the collapse of a currency that underpins the foundations of our world are, because it is something that is near impossible to predict.

I agree that at some point, governments and people will need to step up and fight back, but the idea that the US will somehow fall in a vacuum and everyone else will live happily ever after is laughable.

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Re:Danish pension fund divesting US Treasuries by staplers on Tuesday January 20, 2026 @05:55PM (#46698773)

  the US will somehow fall in a vacuum and everyone else will live happily ever after is laughable.

If enough countries collectively decide to not export to the US, it's game over. See Cuba as an example.

Not everything is a movie with a final battle. Alternatives are found and adopted all the time without violent strife.

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Re:Danish pension fund divesting US Treasuries by Art9681 on Wednesday January 21, 2026 @09:00AM (#46705820)

A reminder the insatiable appetite of the American consumer is a big part of what props up a lot of other economies.

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Re:Danish pension fund divesting US Treasuries by staplers on Thursday January 22, 2026 @02:42AM (#46716342)

Every consumer is insatiable. Americans have (had?) powerful money that allows them to push the limit.

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