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China Continues to Offload US Treasuries
Armstrong Economics ^ | 24 July 25 | Martin Armstrong

Posted on 07/24/2025 6:55:53 AM PDT by delta7

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The world is dumping our Debt securities…now we know why Trump promoted Stable Coins….they are required to buy/ hold US Debt instruments.

The snake eating its own tail OR a genius move to find another source to buy our unprecedented Debt? …..we shall see how long it can last.

1 posted on 07/24/2025 6:55:53 AM PDT by delta7
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To: delta7

I will add it was a move that had to be made, and just in the nick of time…as Japan is the next one on the chopping block, maybe we will withstand their US debt dumping, maybe not?

Interesting times.


2 posted on 07/24/2025 6:59:47 AM PDT by delta7
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Buy back the debt with inflated dollars.

They do it every time....................


3 posted on 07/24/2025 6:59:53 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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Ever since COVID, China has been selling Treasuries and other assets to cover its bad internal debts and subsidize employment.


4 posted on 07/24/2025 7:02:53 AM PDT by pierrem15 ("Massacrez-les, car le seigneur connait les siens" )
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If Japan dumps U.S. debt, Trump could face a treasury market meltdown that sends yields surging sky-high

Read more at:
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/us/if-japan-dumps-u-s-debt-trump-could-face-a-treasury-market-meltdown-that-sends-yields-surging-sky-high/articleshow/121364921.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst

Japan is the next nation to fall from a debt crisis,( already in motion) then the EU. China is selling off US debt because they do not want the US to confiscate / steal their funds like they did to Russia ( as are many others).

Note: ALL nation’s currencies are rapidly declining, massive losses of purchasing power. Hopefully Trump will undo what senile Joe did to us. His Gold backed ( redeemable) 50 year Bonds may entice countries to re invest in the U.S.

Judy Shelton has spoken about the new Gold backed Treasuries, unveiling slated for July 2026.


5 posted on 07/24/2025 7:19:24 AM PDT by delta7
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Agreed. Also, since this article is about China offloading in May, when I look at the treasury ETF TLT I see that it's down only 4% over the past 3 months. This tracks the price of U.S. treasuries (moving in the opposite direction of rates).

So, an effect on treasuries? Yes. A death knell to treasuries? Far from it.

6 posted on 07/24/2025 7:21:45 AM PDT by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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I don’t know what they are going to use to control their currency. Without US$ their currency will increase in value and their export economy will be finished.


7 posted on 07/24/2025 7:26:43 AM PDT by HYPOCRACY (Wake up, smell the cat food in your bank account. )
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In the past, people in 3rd world countries could get US dollars only by permission of their local banks (ie. under central government control), or by smuggling them.

Now the average 3rd world citizen can have access to US dollars (or a close derivative) by having an account with a crypto-exchange, based anywhere in the world, and using their cellphone.

Tether is already a top-ten holder of US Treasuries, greater than most governments or investment funds.

So this is all a very interesting scheme to extend the reach of the US dollar and increase demand for US Treasuries.

So we can also expect continued, growing huge Fed.gov deficits.


8 posted on 07/24/2025 7:28:34 AM PDT by PGR88
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So, where is China parking its foreign currency earnings? In non-interest bearing gold? In any event, China's economy and financial system are under serious stress.

China's financial regulators just bailed out major Hong Kong banks by putting their bad loans into workout and leaving the otherwise impaired banks with clean balance sheets. This is the best solution to a bad set of problems that continue to fester throughout the entire Chinese financial system.

Eventually, China will have to use their stock of foreign earnings to recapitalize their financial system. As a practical matter, that will take masses of dollars. Nothing else will do.

9 posted on 07/24/2025 7:30:13 AM PDT by Rockingham
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Buy back the debt with inflated dollars.

They do it every time
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Most don’t understand the US Debt Ponzi scheme….if we can no longer find buyers for our massive debt, we must print away into oblivion.

At least President Trump found a novel way to stem the bleeding. The only problem is these Stable Coins are linked to the USD ( many), a USD crisis will crash them overnight.


10 posted on 07/24/2025 7:33:36 AM PDT by delta7
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So this is all a very interesting scheme to extend the reach of the US dollar and increase demand for US Treasuries.
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Bingo! If this crypto scheme fails, Plan B, US Gold backed 50 year Treasury notes redeemable in Gold may stop the bleeding.

Judy Shelton has numerous interviews about this. The only problem with these? We will need to audit our Gold Resetves, ( still waiting on that promise)…Shelton last week stated she is sure we have the 8,000 tons….and if not we would have to buy Gold from the market….strange remark.


11 posted on 07/24/2025 7:41:08 AM PDT by delta7
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12 posted on 07/24/2025 7:43:44 AM PDT by TexasGator (There is no Sharknado system)
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“Bingo! If this crypto scheme fails”

My ponzi scheme failed. Got me eleven years in the federal pen.

Signed, Marty


13 posted on 07/24/2025 7:45:40 AM PDT by TexasGator (There is no Sharknado system)
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To: delta7

So Armstrong is lamenting China not wanting to buy US debt? Isn’t better not to be in debt to an adversary? You can find that advice in Proverbs.
I would think this reinforces the concept of increasing domestic energy, mining and manufacturing capacity as a means of enhancing national security and strengthening the US economy by encouraging investments in the US. All that economic activity should strengthen the dollar, US markets and improve US government balance sheet.


14 posted on 07/24/2025 7:51:12 AM PDT by grumpygresh
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Well, China is mainly selling Treasuries to stimulate internal demand and cover massive loan losses on real estate and to subsidize over production to keep employment up.

To put it bluntly, China doesn't have nearly enough internal demand to fund its economy including the debt and it has subsidized overproduction to the extent that even its vast trade surpluses can't supply enough product demand keep the industries it has subsidized afloat.

As far as Russia goes, freezing foreign assets in a conflict is not new. It just seems shocking because many had thought we had entered the era of perpetual peace and global "free trade."

15 posted on 07/24/2025 7:54:04 AM PDT by pierrem15 ("Massacrez-les, car le seigneur connait les siens" )
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All that economic activity should strengthen the dollar, US markets and improve US government balance sheet.
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Correct. Key word “ Should”, I believe it will, but as President Trump has three years left, who knows what comes after him? At least he has a plan, and the grit to make it happen.

All that said, the world’s debt is now over 380 trillion and growing. The global debt crisis has begun, we may be able weather it out under Trump.


16 posted on 07/24/2025 8:10:31 AM PDT by delta7
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They need the cash and are using it to buy more in the rising U.S. equities (stock) market, period. Reading more than that into it is oure innuendo trying to support themes not supported by facts.


17 posted on 07/24/2025 8:50:24 AM PDT by Wuli (uire)
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What will the US do when no one is willing to buy its debt?


The essence of a “bankruptcy” is realignment. Debt goes away, assets remain.

We witnessed a major world power go bankrupt in our lifetime.

The results of that were:

1) destruction of centralized corrupt govt

2) Movement of power back to the satellite nations

3) freedom from all the regulations and bureaucracy.

WE ARE IN THE PROCESS NOW, THANKS TO TRUMP’S LEADERSHIP.


18 posted on 07/24/2025 9:00:48 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued, but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere)
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Review


19 posted on 07/24/2025 9:16:49 AM PDT by sauropod (Make sure Satan has to climb over a lot of Scripture to get to you. John MacArthur Ne supra crepidam)
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A genius move to find another source to buy our unprecedented Debt?.

Agree China needs cash it’s war machine and expanding to other countries takes huge amounts of cash.

Trump is ahead of the game.


20 posted on 07/24/2025 12:19:18 PM PDT by Vaduz
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