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Foreign governments dump U.S. debt at record rate
CNN ^ | 17 March 2016 | Matt Egan

Posted on 03/19/2016 3:22:48 PM PDT by Lorianne

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To: VerySadAmerican

Trading Treasuries for dollars, then paying debts in dollars, versus converting a native currency to dollars at an unfavorable exchange rate?


21 posted on 03/20/2016 7:06:51 AM PDT by Ozark Tom
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Gotcha’. Shouldn’t that make the dollar go up?


22 posted on 03/20/2016 9:10:29 AM PDT by VerySadAmerican (Cruz voters: Wake up! Trump is our only chance of stopping the gopE. If not now, never!)
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To: expat_panama

I’m pretty sure we said the same thing. I just used fewer words. Oh and i don’t hate banking or bankers being as i’ve worked in finance for 38 years.


23 posted on 03/20/2016 10:27:37 PM PDT by wiggen (#JeSuisCharlie)
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