{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5aa1e2c209689f487cfd5172/6a92ebf563de6f7b417ec8a1?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Canada 5th Largest Holder of US Debt","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5aa1e2c209689f487cfd5172/1788013428180-ae2aff34-213e-4604-9df2-8a758cdf9df1.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><strong><em>Contact Marko Gelo, he's a Mortgage Broker!</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>604-800-9593 cell/text Vancouver</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>403-606-3751 cell/text Calgary</em></strong></p><p><strong><em>Call Marko via</em></strong><a href=\"https://call.whatsapp.com/voice/lmPH3Z6qe133siBYvTghHb\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em> WhatsApp</em></strong></a></p><p><a href=\"https://homefinancingsolutions.ca/blog/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>homefinancingsolutions.ca</em></strong></a></p><p><br></p><p>Canada just landed at #5 on the list of the largest foreign holders of U.S. government debt — $460 billion worth, according to the latest Treasury data. Most people's first instinct is that this must give Canada some kind of leverage over Washington, but Japan's own $1.1 trillion position proves that instinct wrong. I break down why the U.S. can sell this much debt so easily, what actually happened when Japan floated using its holdings as a bargaining chip, and why this whole dynamic quietly shapes the fixed mortgage rate you're offered.</p><p><br></p><h2><a href=\"https://homefinancingsolutions.ca/blog/canada-5th-largest-holder-of-us-debt-what-this-means/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">CLICK HERE</a> to be redirected to the blog version of this episode.</h2><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@mortgagenomicscanadapodcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">CLICK HERE</a> to be redirected to Mortgagenomics Canada Podcast YouTube Channel</p><p><a href=\"https://www.mccapp.ca/app/marko-gelo2?_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAA02MSwvCMBCEf01ys8XUkxBEEKUHb97LNlma0rzIo1F/vclN2FlmhuFTKfl47nsjhAALcgVr0gLed016tVt/IewEusAnThLRt46nkJHWXmLckvNTDpqrhiLDlbB7vVJKV6GNIqDmauo3EDZ3WFA7RtgQlSsvfKfR+pyoAONhXSyv0+lvSIUCa1HzgjMVOSZnMIySP4vav/Njx9vxBxLMgwjGAAAA#showTextInput\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">CLICK HERE</a> to download Marko's award-winning Mobile Mortgage App!</p>","author_name":"Mortgagenomics Canada"}