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Swede

(35,806 posts) Mon Mar 24, 2025, 01:40 AM Mar 24

Japan ain't playing. Trump threatened them with tarriffs and now they are offloading their US treasury bonds. Ooops [View all]

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Japan ain't playing. Trump threatened them with tarriffs and now they are offloading their US treasury bonds. Ooops [View all] Swede Mar 24 OP

Kick dalton99a Mar 24 #1

Do you have a link to an actual article fujiyamasan Mar 24 #2

I found this mahina Mar 24 #3

Thanks fujiyamasan Mar 24 #4

Nobody in their right mind would have a business relationship with TCF. And with RockRaven Mar 24 #5

A bushel of Deutchemarks bought a loaf of bread. BidenRocks Mar 24 #6

Close DFW Mar 24 #11

Things I remember from high school BidenRocks Mar 24 #15

I graduated from high school 55 years ago, too DFW Mar 24 #17

Hell hath no fury like an investor scorned. Buddyzbuddy Mar 24 #7

Dumb + ignorant base dumb and dumber Johnny999r Mar 25 #42

HAHAHAHA!!!!! elleng Mar 24 #8

The Stupidity Of Trump Baron2024 Mar 24 #9

There is another possibility. Morbius Mar 24 #12

Possible Baron2024 Mar 24 #13

i think u r right about that. mopinko Mar 24 #23

It's definitely a hostile takeover. dchill Mar 24 #30

The founding fathers didn't think too far ahead, did they? synni Mar 24 #34

I think it shows how little they understood and expected... dchill Mar 24 #36

Trump Musk Treason Baron2024 Mar 25 #45

We see new violations of the Constitution and oaths taken to it... dchill Mar 25 #46

The idea that "he is a master thief and liar..." is a trope... dchill Mar 24 #38

Trump's mental and physical faculties are hurting us. Johnny999r Mar 25 #44

I think so...about what I posted down thread, nt Cha Mar 24 #19

Baron2024 Johnny999r Mar 25 #43

They're already selling off the Government in parts... BurnDoubt Mar 24 #10

Seems to be part of the grift. CountMyVote4Reality Mar 24 #14

That's bad for us Figarosmom Mar 24 #16

Is this not what MumPutin wants.. Destroy Amreica along Cha Mar 24 #18

Gold has now been at over $3000 an ounce for a solid week. DFW Mar 24 #20

China has been making exact copies of things for a long time. yardwork Mar 24 #33

They can duplicate almost anything DFW Mar 24 #35

...and is at least as incontinent as the real thing. dchill Mar 24 #39

They have gotten better with the smnall details n/t DFW Mar 24 #41

G.O.P. is trashing the US economy BoRaGard Mar 24 #21

The only thing they can succeed at is failure. dchill Mar 24 #40

Maybe the goal is simple destruction. JanMichael Mar 24 #22

That is the plan. yardwork Mar 24 #31

US Treasuries represent the money the US Gov has borrowed - $36 Trillion SnoopDog Mar 24 #24

But won't the Trumpsters turn on us all and order Crypto to be the US currency? Jit423 Mar 24 #25

Anyone who didn't see this coming a mile away should not be running a country. Scrivener7 Mar 24 #26

It's all part of the plan. yardwork Mar 24 #28

So much winning. yardwork Mar 24 #27

I had not thought of Japan AnnaLee Mar 24 #29

How is all this winning working for you, trump ? republianmushroom Mar 24 #32

In Japan's case, they're selling dollars to bolster the yen RazorbackExpat Mar 24 #37