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       FT Alphaville doesn't think that it would be possible for Europe to weaponise its holdings of US Treasuries because most of them are privately owned, but I reckon a 10% tax on both their purchase and their coupons would have the desired effect."Could Europe really leverage its $12.6tn pile of US assets?"With paywall:https://www.ft.com/content/beeaf869-ca12-4178-95a1-bfb69ee27ae4Without:https://removepaywalls.com/https://www.ft.com/content/beeaf869-ca12-4178-95a1-bfb69ee27ae4