FT: Foreign holdings of US Treasuries hit record 46%

2003-09-13 Thread Seth Sandronsky
Foreign holdings of US Treasuries hit record 46% By PýiviMunter Financial Times; Sep 11, 2003 US financial markets, particularly fixed-income securities, are increasingly dependent on foreign investors, raising the spectre of further volatility in Treasury bond yields if flows from overseas slow.

Re: FT: Foreign holdings of US Treasuries hit record 46%

2003-09-13 Thread Michael Perelman
I don't know why this issue never got the traction that the national debt did, say when Perot ran. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: FT: Foreign holdings of US Treasuries hit record 46%

2003-09-13 Thread Waistline2
In a message dated 9/13/03 8:49:09 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I don't know why this issue never got the traction that the national debt did, say when Perot ran. -- Michael Perelman Could someone explain what is national debt and why it is important today - not a

Re: FT: Foreign holdings of US Treasuries hit record 46%

2003-09-13 Thread Doug Henwood
Michael Perelman wrote: I don't know why this issue never got the traction that the national debt did, say when Perot ran. It might have something to do with what I heard Citigroup's chief economist say at a Council on Foreign Relations press breakfast I attended several months ago. He said Wall

Re: FT: Foreign holdings of US Treasuries hit record 46%

2003-09-13 Thread Seth Sandronsky
National debt reduction via more deregulation and privatization, right? Seth Michael Perelman wrote: I don't know why this issue never got the traction that the national debt did, say when Perot ran. It might have something to do with what I heard Citigroup's chief economist say at a Council on