euobserver — EU news that matters @euobserver.com · Jan 21 European investors hold between €8 trillion and €12 trillion of US financial assets, including government debt and equities. If European investors threatened to dump US Treasuries, the flood of supply could drive up US borrowing costs and weaken the dollar, forcing Washington to back down.
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"If Europe wants to deter a Greenland takeover, it could signal it wants government-affiliated investors such as public pension funds to review and potentially scale back US Treasuries exposure. If Trump continues to press, Europe may decide its best line of defence is not trade, but capital."