Treasuries fell, as the US$29 trillion market heads toward its worst weekly loss since turmoil in the plumbing of the U.S. financial system forced action from the Federal Reserve in 2019.
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Bonds have been whipsawed as U.S. President Donald Trump announced sweeping global tariffs, then walked most of them back — eroding appetite for U.S. assets and prompting questions about whether the nation’s debt remains a haven. This week’s selloff fueled speculation about blowups in hedge fund trades or a exodus of foreign investors from Treasuries.
“The issue facing the markets is a loss of confidence in U.S. policy,” said Kathy Jones, chief fixed-income strategist at Charles Schwab. “The abrupt changes in tariff policy have caused leveraged trades to come undone and sent buyers to the sidelines.”
She pointed to a sharp drop in the dollar — which tumbled this week by the most since 2022 — as an indication that overseas investors are pulling back from U.S. assets, likely embracing Europe for its relative stability. The selling in U.S. bonds can go on for longer, Jones said.
Investors flocked to bunds to shelter from the broader turmoil, leaving German yields largely unchanged in the week, while the rate U.S. 10-year debt surged more than 40 basis points. That’s the biggest underperformance of Treasuries compared to bunds since at least 1989, according to available data.
就是对老大失去信心了,都跑欧洲德国,应该不是中国一个国家干的。
活久见,俄乌战争把钱从德国吸过来,现在川普又送回去。
中美打,欧洲得利