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Strategies & Market Trends : The coming US dollar crisis -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: gregor_us who wrote (17558)	2/10/2009 11:47:29 PM
From: RJA_	1 Recommendation Respond to of 71456

>>Ka-Boom. >>Feb. 11 (Bloomberg) -- China should seek guarantees that its $682 billion holdings of U.S. government debt won’t be eroded by “reckless policies,” said Yu Yongding, a former adviser to the central bank. >>“In talks with Clinton, China will ask for a guarantee that the U.S. will support the dollar’s exchange rate and make sure China’s dollar-denominated assets are safe,” said He in Beijing. “That would be one of the prerequisites for more purchases.” Yes. Shot across the bow. Otherwise known as "the warning". As creditors, they have been holding the leash lightly, IMHO. This is just a gentle little tug. Will the dog pay attention? I'm sure we are not buying nearly as much MadeInChina stuff. Therefore, perhaps we are not quite as valuable? Stay tuned.

To: gregor_us who wrote (17558)	2/22/2009 9:38:55 AM
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Uh-oh, not good; >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Clinton Urges China to Keep Buying Treasuries (Update3) Email \| Print \| A A A By Indira Lakshmanan Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged China to continue buying Treasury bonds to help finance President Barack Obama’s stimulus plan. The two nations’ economies are intertwined and it wouldn’t be in China’s interest if the U.S. were unable to sell its government debt, Clinton said in an interview with Shanghai’s Dragon Television today. China knows it needs a healthy American economy as its biggest export market, she said, adding that the U.S. must take “drastic measures” to stimulate growth. “We are truly going to rise or fall together,” Clinton said. “By continuing to support American treasury instruments, the Chinese are recognizing” that interconnection. China, the largest holder of U.S. government debt, boosted purchases by 46 percent last year to a record $696.2 billion as the global recession spurred demand for the securities. The Chinese government said last week it plans to keep buying Treasuries, adding that future purchases will depend on the preservation of their value and the safety of the investment. China continued to buy the U.S. debt amid a 27 percent increase in its holdings of foreign currencies in 2008. JPMorgan Chase & Co. predicted in a Feb. 6 report that China will keep buying Treasuries “not only for the near-term stability of the global financial system, but also because there is no viable and liquid alternative market in which to invest China’s massive and still growing reserves.” Chinese attempts to diversify from Treasuries into more risk-oriented assets have not fared well. It has lost at least half of the $10.5 billion it invested in New York-based Blackstone, Morgan Stanley and TPG Inc. since mid-2007. China’s currency reserves of $1.95 trillion are about 29 percent of the world total. Flying Home Clinton also pledged that America would not practice protectionism. She said the “Buy American” provision of the stimulus package, which says U.S. goods must be used for infrastructure projects, would be carried out in compliance with existing international trade agreements. Clinton today wrapped up a weeklong trip to Asia, her first as Obama’s top diplomat, having already stopped in Japan, Indonesia and South Korea. She attended services at a state- sanctioned church, and met with community organizers before starting the trip home. She met U.S. troops at Yokota Air Base in Japan on a refueling stop. China and the U.S. will continue the bilateral strategic dialogue begun during the Bush administration, expanding it to include security and political issues, Clinton said yesterday after meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi. Clinton will co-chair the dialogue on the U.S. side with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, she said today. To contact the reporters on this story: Indira Lakshmanan in Beijing at ilakshmanan@bloomberg.net Last Updated: February 22, 2009 04:51 EST