buyers' strike

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Hartnett argues that if the Treasury were to lose control of the long end of the Treasury curve because of a buyers’ strike by international investors, rising inflation expectations or a loss of confidence in the dollar, then this could cause major disruption.

From MarketWatch

To many on Wall Street, a foreign buyers’ strike seems like a remote possibility.

From MarketWatch

“And that in turn means you don’t necessarily need a full buyers’ strike to do damage — just a sort of snowball where first political, then risk-management and ultimately momentum-driven reasoning leaves investors wanting to trim their holdings,” he said.

From MarketWatch

“We’re not yet talking any sort of foreign buyers’ strike.

From MarketWatch

Demand was soft at an auction of German 5-year government bonds on Tuesday, but other recent auctions have been "very, very, very bad", said Michael Leister, head of rates strategy at Commerzbank, likening the situation to a "buyers' strike".

From Reuters