WARNING: China Just Issued a U.S. Treasury Alert

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Authorities in China are advising Chinese banks they need to seriously consider changing up their bond market allocations right now. Citing concentration risk as well as the possibility for volatility, regulators are supposedly trying to prevent depositories from buying bonds. If this sounds familiar, it should since the PBOC did something similar in the summer of 2024. But in this case, the asset being targeted isn’t local.

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China Urges Banks to Curb Exposure to US Treasuries
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-09/china-urges-banks-to-limit-holdings-of-us-treasuries-citing-market-volatility

Foreign Holdings of US Treasuries Climbed to Record in November
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-15/foreign-holdings-of-us-treasuries-climbed-to-record-in-november

Dollar Global Transaction Use Jumps to New High, Swift Says
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-22/dollar-global-transaction-usage-jumps-to-new-high-swift-says

PBOC Says No Longer in China’s Interest to Increase Reserves (2013)
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2013-11-20/pboc-says-no-longer-in-china-s-favor-to-boost-record-reserves

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