The World's Safest Asset Is No Longer Safe
Financial circles are increasingly questioning the belief that China's massive holdings of U.S. Treasury bonds can destabilize the American financial system, as China significantly reduced its holdings in recent years.
China dumps more US debt, buys other assets as Trump targets Powell
China has reduced its U.S. Treasury holdings to the lowest level since 2008, amid concerns over the politicization of the Federal Reserve and rising interest in gold as an alternative asset.
How the Trump camp made the Fed compliant
Despite President Donald Trump's erratic policies, the US Treasury market has stabilized, largely due to a law from the 1920s reactivated by the US Treasury Secretary, compelling a response from the Federal Reserve.