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Romney Urges Action as Private Investors Surge in Treasury Market

12/28/2025

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Geng Ngarmboonanant, managing director at JPMorgan, warns private investors dominate Treasury holdings as foreign ownership falls below 15%, with the national debt above $38 trillion.
Interest payments have surpassed defense spending.
Hedge funds have doubled their presence in the Treasury market.
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) calls for a strategic response to avert a fiscal crisis, noting Social Security insolvency by 2034.

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Geng Ngarmboonanant, managing director at JPMorgan, warns private investors dominate Treasury holdings as foreign ownership falls below 15%, with the national debt above $38 trillion.
Interest payments have surpassed defense spending.
Hedge funds have doubled their presence in the Treasury market.
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) calls for a strategic response to avert a fiscal crisis, noting Social Security insolvency by 2034.