Denmark’s $10B U.S. Treasury Stake Draws Scrutiny After Sell-Off Sparks Debate

Denmark’s roughly $10 billion holding in U.S. Treasuries and a high-profile decision by a Danish pension fund to sell its entire $100 million Treasury position are getting new scrutiny, not because the sums are large, but because of what they might signal about confidence in U.S. debt.

The core tension: U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent dismissed De…