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		gottorf on Jan 30, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Real estate giant China Evergrande will be liquida... Wow, I had no idea. There are very few entities in the world whose 100-year bonds I would entertain (maybe Switzerland?), and Argentina would certainly be near the bottom. I can't believe they sold two and three-quarter billion dollars'[0] worth! [0]: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/06/20/argentina-sees-strong-demand...

asah on Jan 30, 2024 [–]

The sell size has all sorts of tricks, including bundling these bonds with better looking ones.

2.75B is 0.002% of the $133T worldwide bond market.

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