China gets stimulated & tosses Treasuries off!

Discussion in 'Chit Chat' started by JMartinez, Mar 5, 2009.


  1. If I may......

    The christian segment of the population is growing exponentially, and the average Chinese person, on the whole, are a very hard working and industrious people.

    It is a shame that such a family oriented culture has been straddled with a communist monstrosity for a government.
     
    #11     Mar 5, 2009
  2. None of what you wrote makes any sense. The macroeconomic savings rate has NOTHING to do with "savings magically appearing" in bank accounts. Paying off debt = increasing savings in a macro sense.

    Disposable Income = Savings + Consumption

    Chinese exports will get hurt badly as the Western world goes to service debt instead of consuming.
     
    #12     Mar 5, 2009
  3. Yes, of course. The problem is that the G8 is not going to start "paying off debt" if China starts dumping treasuries. They will either find new lenders, or they will default ("coordinated", or otherwise).

    We are in agreement that Chinese exports will suffer dramatically.
     
    #13     Mar 5, 2009
  4. I heard Atheists are supporting society now.
     
    #14     Mar 5, 2009
  5. LVMises

    LVMises

    bingo!!!
     
    #15     Mar 5, 2009
  6. Good article here on savings rate and historical US individual investor holdings in US treasuries. Who says there won't be natural buyers of the debt if China starts shedding treasuries?

    US disposable income is $10 trillion. China holds $0.75 trillion in US debt. If China wants to dump 50% of their treasuries US consumers "only" have to direct 3.5% of their DI towards treasuries to offset that. Of course, this is all theoretical but feasible nonetheless:

    http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=ahwrh7X7plg0
     
    #16     Mar 6, 2009