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Foreign Holders of U.S. Treasury Debt

April 24, 2009 12:14 pm

We have all heard that there is a great deal of U.S. debt owned by China and other Asian countries, but here is the breakdown of over $3 trillion that is on loan to the world. Obviously Ben and the team need to keep a lot of people happy and are continually juggling the needs of America with the concerns of the world.

For now, rates will stay artificially low to keep all happy. There will be a time though that we see a change in the pricing, once the Fed stops purchasing non-stop. That day will be a glorious move for the Inverse 20-year Treasury ETF ( TBT). Of course first we need to see our economy improving, so I don’t think that you will miss the move. Keep TBT on your watch list.

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6 Responses to “Foreign Holders of U.S. Treasury Debt”

  1. Liam on April 24th, 2009 5:09 pm

    How come so much debt is held by the carribean

  2. gee on April 25th, 2009 7:23 pm

    I've been patiently holding a hedged position in TBT for months.

  3. 20090427 « Kisiel2’s blog on April 27th, 2009 3:36 pm

    [...] Interesting view on US debt allocation (here). [...]

  4. Great Charts about Markets: TBT and Rates, Fed Buy More?, Swaps Man, 2-10 Curve Steepens, Stock Chart, Oil Shock | Home Mortgage Guide on April 27th, 2009 11:50 pm

    [...] neat chart – TBT and Foreign Holders of U.S. Treasury Debt – Andrew Horowitz – … For now, rates will stay artificially low to keep all happy. There will be a time though that we see a change in the pricing, once the Fed stops purchasing non-stop. That day will be a glorious move for the Inverse 20-year Treasury ETF ( TBT). Of course first we need to see our economy improving, so I don’t think that you will miss the move. Keep TBT on your watch list. … – Disciplined Investor [...]

  5. Kenneth on July 15th, 2010 9:08 am

    I'm still waiting for this inverse, hope it'll happen someday.

  6. Bridgett Trull on November 24th, 2010 8:14 am

    Forget about those 25% held by China=))))