Europe Could Leverage $8 Trillion in U.S. Assets in Greenland Standoff
Deutsche Bank says Europe, as Washington’s main creditor, could weaponize roughly $8 trillion of U.S. bonds and equities to pressure the United States in the Greenland dispute, potentially curbing dollar exposure and influencing Treasury yields; Danish funds are already repatriating dollars, and the EU may deploy capital-market tools (“bazooka”) as tensions rise, highlighting the growing interdependence of European and U.S. financial markets.