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brookings.edu > articles > whos-buying-u-s-treasury-debt-and-why

Who's buying U.S. Treasury debt, and why?

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (168+ words) As of mid-2025, foreign official and private investors together held some 40% of outstanding U.S. Treasury securities at market value, down from a peak above 50% around the 2007–09 Global Financial Crisis (GFC). These figures include a comprehensive measure of Treasuries held by Cayman Islands-based…...

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Stablecoins after GENIUS: Private money, public debt, and the global dollar

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (861+ words) brookings.edu Stablecoins after GENIUS: Private money, public debt, and the global dollar Brent Neiman Edward Eagle Brown Professor of Economics - University of Chicago Booth School of Business This paper was originally prepared for the Aspen Economic Strategy Group. The…...

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brookings.edu > articles > can-fiscal-ai-or-monetary-news-explain-the-rise-in-r

Can fiscal, AI, or monetary news explain the rise in r*?

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (86+ words) There appears to be a significant force pushing the natural rate higher that more than offsets the downward contributions from AI and monetary developments, as well as demographic and other factors. Michael D. Bauer, Diego Känzig, Glenn D. Rudebusch Michael D....