Comments on: Top 15 Foreign Holders Of U.S. Debt

By: Fed Monetized Debt When Foreign Debt Holders Stop Buying | Geldpress

Fed Monetized Debt When Foreign Debt Holders Stop Buying | Geldpress — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 03:41:31 +0000

[...] There is a disturbing negative trend in the numbers, as shown below. I first wrote about the risks of decreasing purchases from foreign bond holders last month, and now it is apparent that those risks have [...]

By: Erik

Erik — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 00:19:18 +0000

Here’s the latest table I could find about the Federal Reserve’s debt holdings: http://fms.treas.gov/bulletin/b2008-4ofs.doc

By: posterior-sling

posterior-sling — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:38:33 +0000

I’m no conspiracyist, but to think there is not a ‘power’ at work here is to be an ignorant fool. Regarding the socialization of failure, I’d say the overall goal of “the power” is one more step beyond that. To actually create the diplomacy to cause failure and then socialize it.

By: geldpress

geldpress — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:11:45 +0000

Well done Erik. Im very curious how the Federal Reserve’s “ownership” of debt has increased since 2006 when you wrote it. The Fed is monetizing debt at alarming rates as of late. The link of the source on your article has died over the last few years. If you can find a more recent live link that shows the Fed’s “ownership” of our debt today, I’d like to see it.

By: Erik

Erik — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:30:13 +0000

A lot is being made of the amount of debt being held by foreign entities, but why no mention of how much the various U.S. Trust Funds hold? That’s what’s truly worrisome about our debt, not which foreign entity holds it. Here’s a post I did a couple of years ago that discusses the debt in its entirety: http://erikrader.blogspot.com/2006_10_01_archive.html

By: Who owns the US debt? | And Still I Persist

Who owns the US debt? | And Still I Persist — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 16:07:07 +0000

[...] Geldpress breaks it down for you, with actual numbers: [...]

By: and...

and... — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:58:47 +0000

yes, the countercyclical nature of demand for us debt has nothing to do with anything. if the 10 largest buyers don’t have money, we clearly borrow at higher rates.

By: Delaware Politics » Blog Archive » Who’s Gonna Buy the Debt?

Delaware Politics » Blog Archive » Who’s Gonna Buy the Debt? — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:47:42 +0000

[...] Geldpress.com dives into a very worthy question: Who’s gonna buy the debt? They go nation by nation of our biggest creditors and find few buyers. Worth a read. [...]