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Global rates spike on China's US Treasury threat

John Kehoe
John KehoeEconomics editor
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A veiled threat by China to cut buying US government debt ahead of President Donald Trump potentially hitting Beijing with aggressive trade sanctions this month has shaken global debt markets.

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John Kehoe is economics editor at Parliament House, Canberra. He writes on economics, politics and business. John was Washington correspondent covering Donald Trump’s election. He joined the Financial Review in 2008 from Treasury. Connect with John on Twitter. Email John at jkehoe@afr.com

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    Original URL: https://www.afr.com/markets/global-rates-spike-on-chinas-us-treasury-threat-20180110-h0gj9d