Countries are withdrawing tens of billions of dollars from United States bond markets.
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The MeidasTouch PodcastSep 15, 2026
The claim that countries are withdrawing tens of billions of dollars from US bond markets as of 2026-09-15 is partly supported: sources show foreign official holders cut Treasury holdings by tens of billions (e.g., $50.4B drop in July, foreign holdings down from $9.487T in February to $9.248T in July) and a $26.3B emerging-market outflow in September, but the Sept.
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… We have the tariff and trade wars against the world, and you see everything right now is a wreck, and it's all falling apart before our eyes. Right now, we're seeing it happen in real time. Countries are pulling their money out of the bond markets here in the United States to the tune of tens of billions of dollars. The Treasury yields are continuing to rise and rise and rise and rise. A mortgage right now, 30-year fix, 7.17%. Homes are unaffordable. Everything is unaffordable right now here in the United States. Gas and diesel surging to record highs. …
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Contradicts. Foreign investors pulled $26.3 billion from emerging-market stocks and bonds in September, but that figure concerns emerging markets rather than US bond markets, and the same IIF report notes a year-to-date $246 billion inflow to fixed income.[1]
Supports. Overseas investors reduced US Treasury holdings by $50.4 billion in July, bringing foreign-held US debt to $9.248 trillion, the second consecutive monthly decline.[2][3]
Supports. Total foreign holdings of US bonds fell from $9.487 trillion in February to $9.248 trillion in July, with most of the selling attributed to governments and official bodies.[3][4]
Context. Coverage of the Treasury selling is dominated by a split picture: the Fed-driven data show foreign investors leaving, while the UK made record purchases and a 2025 rise in foreign ownership preceded the Iran-war sell-off.[2][3][5]
Context. The 'US-aligned nations' net purchases fell to $174.3 billion in the first eight months of 2026, a 60% drop, which is reduced buying rather than net withdrawal, and that data was published after the claim date.[6][7]
Sources
7 sources: 1 fact-checker, 6 not rated
- 1Hawkish Fed triggers emerging market outflows in Septemberreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: contradicts
- 2www.chiangraitimes.com · finance · foreign-holdingsForeign Holdings of US Debt Drop $50B in July Amid Shiftschiangraitimes.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 3www.crikey.com.au · 2026/09/23 · donald-trump-sell'Sell America': Donald Trump turbulence drives investors awaycrikey.com.au · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 4Japan, China lead foreign government retreat from U.S. Treasurys as Iran war fallout stokes currency fearscnbc.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5The top foreign holders of US debt may soon dump Treasury bonds ...fortune.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 6Asia leads US-friendly nations in cutting their purchases of Treasury by 60%theedgesingapore.com · not rated · cited for: context
- 7U.S.-Aligned Nations Cut Treasury Buying 60%finance.yahoo.com · not rated · cited for: context
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