The erosion of US reliability adds even more risk to the economy

By: Alex Dryden

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: January 27, 2026

Words: 775

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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When a Danish pension fund recently announced it would sell its $100 million holding of U.S. government bonds, the move was tiny in financial terms – just a drop in a $30 trillion ocean. But it touched on a much bigger issue. Foreign investors now hold around one-third of all U.S. government debt, amounting to roughly $9.5 trillion.

Of these foreign holdings, Europe has $3.6 trillion, making it collectively the largest holder of …

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