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As the US Treasury market continues to shake a bit under Trump, a renewed idea of Eurobonds has reemerged. In this video, we're taking a look at why Treasuries have been world's favourite bond and how Eurobonds could provide a viable alternative.

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Recent Eurobond proposals https://www.piie.com/blogs/realtime-economics/2025/now-time-eurobonds-specific-proposal https://www.dw.com/en/eurobonds-eu-plans-debt-revolution-to-finance-defense/a-71881746

Original "Red-Blue" proposal https://www.bruegel.org/policy-brief/blue-bond-proposal

1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_use_of_the_U.S._dollar 2 - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-07-17/eu-proposes-joint-borrowing-to-finance-400-billion-crisis-tool

0:00 Intro 1:05 Why Everyone Loves Treasuries 5:10 Can "Eurobonds" Compete?