Trump Threatens Retaliation If European Countries Sell U.S. Treasuries

As Some Danish Funds Divest

Interesting...via Forbes

President Donald Trump on Thursday promised “big retaliation” for European countries if they sell U.S. Treasury bonds in response to his threats to impose tariffs on NATO partners resisting his bid to acquire Greenland.

Key Facts

Trump made the comments on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, telling Fox Business, “we have all the cards.”

Trump’s tariff threats—which he has since walked back—created speculation that European countries could sell off U.S. stocks and bonds as retribution.

The Danish Pension fund AkademikerPension announced plans this week to sell $100 million in U.S. Treasury bonds after Trump doubled down on his demands to absorb the Danish territory, and the Greenland SISA Pension has said it’s also considering divesting U.S. stocks, according to Bloomberg.

Swedish pension fund Alecta also told Reuters this week it’s sold most of its U.S. Treasury holdings over the past year amid volatility in the global political landscape under Trump.

$10 trillion. That’s how much in U.S. assets are held within the European Union, according to U.S. Treasury data.

“Denmark’s investment in US treasury bonds like Denmark itself is irrelevant,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told reporters Wednesday when asked how concerned he is about European investors potentially pulling out of the Treasury.

Lots of instability. The US is still threatening Iran. Lots going on in Syria. And now… more financial happenings

In all my years of following geo politics- I can honestly say the first month of 2026 has been quite busy and disturbing