tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53246864840716464.post3540410106252371809..comments2024-02-29T00:46:38.800-08:00Comments on Washingtons Blog: China to Sell U.S. AssetsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53246864840716464.post-48947591888155991562010-02-11T11:41:14.639-08:002010-02-11T11:41:14.639-08:00There is strong suspicion that China is accumulati...There is strong suspicion that China is accumulating significant stock ownership positions in most US firms: <br /><br />www.prof77.wordpress.com<br /><br />Given that bonds will lose value as interest rates rise, and given the FED's hints that they will raise rates soon, it makes sense for China to dump bonds and accumulate stock in firms.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53246864840716464.post-59081987147106273902010-02-10T17:59:05.386-08:002010-02-10T17:59:05.386-08:00TOO LATE!
"Fannie Mae Mortgage Buyout Plans ...TOO LATE!<br /><br />"Fannie Mae Mortgage Buyout Plans Depress High-Coupon Bonds" -By Jody Shenn 02/10/2010<br /><br />http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=a26XGdoDPm4w&pos=7Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53246864840716464.post-1554564737837866182010-02-10T17:43:42.292-08:002010-02-10T17:43:42.292-08:00Yes, as those of us over 45 know, 'it's ti...Yes, as those of us over 45 know, 'it's time to pay the Piper'. Ever hear of the 'greater fool theory'...for years the Fed and Treasury thought they could pawn US debt to the world, given the AAA credit rating.<br /><br />What's truly scary today is that Geithner an Bernake both think like their predecessors, that the world has both the capacity and appetite for unlimited amounts of US debt. Well guess who holds the purse strings for the US economy now?golflover3@yahoo.comhttp://www.yahoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53246864840716464.post-18637445149354451412010-02-10T10:53:05.936-08:002010-02-10T10:53:05.936-08:00The United States is in the position where not onl...The United States is in the position where not only is there no leverage against China, but in a few keystrokes on a computer China could metaphorically bring the United States to its knees. <br /><br />The full article is at http://www.examiner.com/examiner/x-25304-NY-Homeland-Security-Examiner~y2010m2d10-Terror-in-the-pitsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08420791979450335346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53246864840716464.post-23583367004346479592010-02-10T10:35:34.405-08:002010-02-10T10:35:34.405-08:00I wish they would free themselves of ALL US debt. ...I wish they would free themselves of ALL US debt. It would only wake the US up a bit. This government is as bankrupt as our national finances are, and it's time to pay the band.<br /><br />Yes, it will hurt A LOT, but the current course of actions made by the US corporate government are surly to hurt far worse in the long run.<br /><br />America has a lesson to learn, and it looks like China is now in the position to take us to school. <br /><br />Children normally do not like school very much, but it's what's best for them that matters, so we make them go. It's time for America to learn it's leson.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com