[TigerLikesRooster]

So private investors all around the world bought $1 tr of T-bills, and relative share of Chinese government has shrunk. However, how long does it last? This T-bill run is a bubble itself. When it burst, would China bail out along with others or more or less maintain its holdings and have greater say on U.S. affairs?

[TigerLikesRooster]

Ping!

[alexander_busek]

Yes, I feel much better, knowing that we are over-indebting ourselves not only to the Chinese, but also to, e.g., the Russians and the Saudis.

Regards,

[screaminsunshine]

But these bonds are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States Government.......?? Naahhh! Think I would pass.

[Yo-Yo]

When you pull out billions from the equities markets, the only safe and secure place to park that money is in US Treasuries.

Once the equities markets bottom and start a turnaround, the market will be flooded with T-Bills as investors liquidate them for cash to put back into equities.

At that point, the only way to pay off those T-Bills is to sell more T-Bills, but there won’t be any buyers, so interest rates will go through the roof.

Look for massive inflation beginning around the end of the Mayan Calendar...