Danish Pensions Fund to Sell US Treasurys Over Poor US Finances

Danish Pension Operator AkademikerPension said it is Exiting U.S. Treasurys, over Finance Concerns tied to America's Budget Shortfall. The move comes amid increasing Tensions with the U.S. over Greenland as Trump (R) Pushes for Control of the Island. AkademikerPension said it Plans to have Closed its Position of around $100 million in U.S. Treasurys by the End of the Month.

It also comes as Tensions Escalate between the U.S. and Denmark, after Trump's latest Threats to Tariff European Countries if Greenland, an Arctic Territory of Denmark, isn't Sold to the U.S. "It is not directly related to the ongoing rift between the U.S. and Europe, but of course that didn't make it more difficult to take the decision," Schelde said in a Statement.

Schelde cited the Ballooning Debt Bill facing the U.S. after Decades of Government Overspending. The U.S. Recorded a Budget Shortfall of $1.78 trillion in 2025, down just over 2% from 2024's Fiscal year, as Trump's Broad and Steep Tariffs took Effect. Moody's Ratings Cut the U.S. Sovereign Credit Rating down to AA1 from AAA in May,2025, citing the Budget Deficit and High Borrowing Costs associated with Rolling over Debt at Lofty Interest Rates.

The U.S.' Finances made "us think that we need to make an effort to find an alternative way of conducting our liquidity and risk management," Schelde said. "Now we have found such a way and we [are] executing on that." Denmark has grown Increasingly Hostile toward the U.S., as Trump has Ratcheted Up His Calls for Control of Greenland to be given to the U.S. Trump said over the Weekend that He would Institute Tariffs on several European Nations beginning Feb. 1st 2026. if the U.S. did Not take Control of Greenland and that those Levies could Rise to 25% on June 1st, 2025.

European Leaders have Reportedly considered using Counter-Tariffs and Other Punitive Economic Measures as a Result. Some Investors have Worried that European Countries could Dump their U.S. Asset Holdings in Response to Trump's New Tariffs. Greenland Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said Monday, that it would "not be pressured" and "stand firm on dialogue, on respect and on international law."

Treasury Yields in the U.S. and Abroad Surged Tuesday, a Sign of Investors feeling Geopolitical Turmoil Rising. The U.S. Dollar and Stocks Fell, and Gold Rose to New All-Time Highs in a Session Defined by the "sell America" Trade.

Bridgewater Associates Founder Ray Dalio, told CNBC on Tuesday that Sovereign Funds could Start to Dump U.S. Investments, if they Stop seeing the U.S. as a Stable Trading Partner.

"On the other side of trade, deficits, and trade wars, there are capital and capital wars," Dalio said at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. "If you take the conflicts, you can't ignore the possibility of the capital wars. In other words, maybe there's not the same inclination to buy ... U.S. debt and so on."










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