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← The MonexusOpinion

The Quiet Uncoupling: Beijing Dumps Treasuries While Space Stocks Orbit Higher

China's retreat from US Treasuries and the parallel surge in space equities share a common thread: a financial architecture quietly rewriting its own rules, with consequences that will not stay in the charts for long.

By Moemedi Michael Poncana·global·1-minute read·18 May 2026·Live on the wire ↗

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