Swedish Alecta has sold off an estimated $8B of US Treasury Bonds
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Re: Swedish Alecta has sold off an estimated $8B of US Treasury Bonds
#2Related:
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Re: Swedish Alecta has sold off an estimated $8B of US Treasury Bonds
#3What would be more serious is if the Norwegian Government Pension Fund started to sell off US investments.
That runs around $2 trillion.
Re: Swedish Alecta has sold off an estimated $8B of US Treasury Bonds
#4A brief search suggests this is around 1/4000th of the total US treasury market, so if this has any significance at all, it's symbolic.
Re: Swedish Alecta has sold off an estimated $8B of US Treasury Bonds
#5A brief search suggests this is around 1/4000th of the total US treasury market, so if this has any significance at all, it's symbolic.
Symbolism has importance
Re: Swedish Alecta has sold off an estimated $8B of US Treasury Bonds
#6A brief search suggests this is around 1/4000th of the total US treasury market, so if this has any significance at all, it's symbolic.
Every waterfall begins with a drop.
Re: Swedish Alecta has sold off an estimated $8B of US Treasury Bonds
#7A brief search suggests this is around 1/4000th of the total US treasury market, so if this has any significance at all, it's symbolic.
1/4000th in this context seems huge to be honest.
Re: Swedish Alecta has sold off an estimated $8B of US Treasury Bonds
#8It's self evident that this is just the beginning. Expect one group of pundits to pretend this is irrelevant as long as possible.
Re: Swedish Alecta has sold off an estimated $8B of US Treasury Bonds
#9What are some realistic alternatives to US markets here? Selling is one thing, the question is what to buy instead? I mean, everyone starting to buy european instead would be great for stock prices, but it wouldn't make the underlying assets more valuable, right?
Re: Swedish Alecta has sold off an estimated $8B of US Treasury Bonds
#10A brief search suggests this is around 1/4000th of the total US treasury market, so if this has any significance at all, it's symbolic.
>> A brief search suggests this is around 1/4000th of the total US treasury market, so if this has any significance at all, it's symbolic.
If someone thinks the value of those bonds is going to drop, then selling would have great significance for the seller.