Could a stronger dollar force a Treasury selloff?
Luke Gromen tells BNN Bloomberg why overseas borrowers could face pressure to sell US bonds, and why he expects Washington to intervene.
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Will rising yields break the global economy?
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- 0:30Gromen argues that foreign holdings of dollar debt leave the Treasury market vulnerable to forced selling.
- 1:07He explains how dollar strength can push overseas holders to sell Treasuries to meet dollar obligations.
- 3:26His answer to the title's question involves eventual Fed and Treasury liquidity injections to prevent market dysfunction.
- 4:30He traces the Treasury supply problem to China's decision to stop accumulating foreign exchange reserves.
- 6:22Gromen describes building cash in Treasury bills while keeping an overweight position in gold.
Government bonds are supposed to offer shelter when markets get rough. Luke Gromen's concern is that investors needing cash could turn those holdings into something they have to sell.
In BNN Bloomberg's "Will rising yields break the global economy?", the Forest for the Trees founder lays out a chain reaction: a stronger dollar makes dollar obligations harder for foreign borrowers to meet, prompting sales of US Treasuries and putting further upward pressure on yields.
The interview drew about 23,000 views in its first ten hours, an unusually fast start for the broadcaster's regular videos. Behind the title's big question is a specific problem: what happens when investors need dollars more urgently than they need to keep their bonds?
Gromen argues that debt payments and dollar-priced oil can leave overseas holders little choice. He also describes another potential source of selling: banks unloading Treasuries to offset credit losses if higher rates trigger a substantial economic slowdown.
His answer is not that governments will simply watch the pressure build. He expects the Federal Reserve and US Treasury to inject dollar liquidity to calm the market, even with inflation rising. That is his forecast, rather than an intervention announced in the interview.
The segment ends with how he is positioning himself. "Right now I am building a lot of cash. I don't like the picture," Gromen says. He describes accumulating Treasury bills while remaining overweight in gold: a distinction between holding short-term government debt as cash and taking on longer-term bond exposure.
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Which precious metal does Gromen say he remains overweight in?
Gromen says he remains overweight in gold while building his cash position.