# China dumping US bonds: implications for Vietnam

> Reports say China has sold about $3 billion of US Treasury bonds over the past month, raising concerns it could be using bond sales as a trade-war weapon. Economists quoted in the piece view a broad dumping as unlikely and see the sales as a tactic, while China holds about $1.2 trillion in US debt.

- Date: 2018-10-31 · published 2018-10-31T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/62843-china-dumping-us-bonds-implications-for-vietnam
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Large Chinese bond sales could push US yields higher and strengthen the dollar, tightening financial conditions for emerging markets. A stronger dollar tends to pressure commodity prices and raise import costs for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2020-03-24 | [Vietnam Why foreign investors are dumping Vietnamese stock​​​​​​​ - VnExpress International](https://feedsoft.ai/events/54400-vietnam-why-foreign-investors-are-dumping-vietnamese-stock-vnexpress.md) | -2.3% | -2.4% |
| DXY | 2025-02-18 | [Box A: Implications of US Policy Settings for Financial Markets \| Statement on Monetary Policy – February 2025 \| RBA](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26334-box-a-implications-of-us-policy-settings-for-financial-markets-statement-on.md) | +0.0% | -1.4% |
| DXY | 2018-09-30 | [Is the US dollar heading for a crash?  \| The National](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63245-is-the-us-dollar-heading-for-a-crash-the-national.md) | +0.7% | +1.8% |
| DXY | 2018-08-08 | [Vietnam central bank sells US$2.5 billion to curb dong devaluation: HSC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/63815-vietnam-central-bank-sells-us-2-5-billion-to-curb-dong-devaluation-hsc.md) | +1.5% | +1.6% |
| DXY | 2024-02-26 | [Vietnam dong seen weakening 1.5% vs. US dollar in 2024: broker](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31996-vietnam-dong-seen-weakening-1-5-vs-us-dollar-in-2024-broker.md) | -0.0% | +0.1% |

## Sources

- vir.com.vn: https://vir.com.vn/china-dumping-us-bonds-implications-for-vietnam-63429.html

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