Danish pension fund to sell $100 million in Treasuries, citing ‘poor’ U.S. government finances

[https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/20/akademikerpension-us-treasury-greenland-trump.html](https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/20/akademikerpension-us-treasury-greenland-trump.html)  Points * Danish pension operator AkademikerPension said it was exiting U.S. Treasuries over finance concerns tied to America’s budget shortfall. * The move comes amid increasing tensions with the U.S. over Greenland as President Donald Trump pushes for control of the island. * AkademikerPension plans to have closed its position of around $100 million in U.S. Treasuries by the end of the month. Schelde chiefly cited the ballooning debt bill facing the U.S. after decades of government overspending. The U.S. recorded a [budget shortfall of $1.78 trillion](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/16/us-budget-deficit-lower-in-2025-tariffs-debt-payments-both-at-records.html) last year, down just over 2% from 2024′s fiscal year as Trump’s broad and steep tariffs took effect.