From: -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com>
Newsgroups: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh,can.politics,alt.politics.trump,alt.politics.liberalism,alt.politics.democrats,alt.politics.usa.republican
Subject: Re: LOL... Moronic 4 Year Old Thinks We're Still On The
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2025 22:15:15 +0200
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
Governor Swill <governor.swill@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 14 Oct 2025 08:43:28 GMT, Jan Panteltje wrote:
>
>> But WHY should a country buy US debt when they can get
>> much better return on buying gold, or some other currency
>> than inflating dollars?
>
> Because US debt profits are more reliable.
Traditionally, sure. But today? Well, the USD is already down -10% YTD.
> The interest is stated in
> advance and rises in direct correlation to inflation.
For foreign buyers, the return needs to cover inflation + currency
fluctuation risks too. In the current YTD environment, that would mean a
rate higher than 13% just to maintain a positionâs value.
> It's worth noting that in the aftermath of Bush's Great Recession,
> nations and institutions were still buying treasuries even though the
> interest rate offered was 0%. Why? Because US treasuries were the
> safest place to keep your money. Earnings and yield became irrelevant
> against safety.
To a degree. Negative rates didnât last all that long.
> Gold, like most other investments, has no guaranteed yield and can, in
> fact, become worth less than you bought it for faster than you can
> unload it.
Of course it âcanâ. However, the instability & devaluation of the USD has
resulted in gold increasing in value (vs the USD) by over +50% YTD and over
100% in the past five (5) years.
-hh