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nonethewiseryesterday at 5:05 PM1 replyview on HN

For reference, 25-30% of US treasuries are foreign owned. It's still a lot but I think people over-estimate how much of US debt is foreign owned.


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testing22321yesterday at 5:34 PM

Sure, but if the majority of that foreign owned debt is sold off, it’s very likely there would be a run and everyone would try to sell in a panic.

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