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nradov on Sept 9, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: The Fed now owns nearly 1/3 of all U.S. mortgages

It is mathematically impossible for the "rest of the world" to dump US treasuries. If someone is selling then someone else is buying.

seiferteric on Sept 9, 2020 [–]

The Fed buys them, also they expire so they can simply stop buying more.

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