Bonds as bargaining chips: Selloff could shake U.S. markets

President Donald Trump's belligerent approach to many foreign governments has stirred discussion around a previously unthinkable scenario: What if U.S. bonds could be turned into bargaining chips? The first sign of a revolt against U.S. bonds sprung out of Denmark last month. Amid Trump's demands to grab ahold of Greenland, Danish pension fund AkademikerPension dumped $100 million in Treasuries, citing the U.S.' worsening national debt. It later said the decision was unrelated to the president's desire to ...