cosmicrookie@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoCalls grow louder for Europe to deploy its ‘Big Bazooka’ in tariff negotiationswww.irishtimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square46linkfedilinkarrow-up1414arrow-down10cross-posted to: europe@feddit.orgnews@lemmy.world
arrow-up1414arrow-down1external-linkCalls grow louder for Europe to deploy its ‘Big Bazooka’ in tariff negotiationswww.irishtimes.comcosmicrookie@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square46linkfedilinkcross-posted to: europe@feddit.orgnews@lemmy.world
minus-squareayyy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoSell the housesbonds to whom, fucking aquaman? (But really, who wants to buy bonds from a country with absolutely zero rule of law?)
minus-squareqaz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-21 month agoThat’s the point. Dumping US bonds on the market lowers their price, forcing the US to renegotiate at a higher interest rate. When aquaman is the only buyer, the US is fucked due to their enormous debt.
Sell the
housesbonds to whom, fucking aquaman? (But really, who wants to buy bonds from a country with absolutely zero rule of law?)That’s the point. Dumping US bonds on the market lowers their price, forcing the US to renegotiate at a higher interest rate.
When aquaman is the only buyer, the US is fucked due to their enormous debt.