According to a news report, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Deutsche Bank CEO Christian Sewing reached out to him to clarify that a recent Deutsche Bank research note was being interpreted more broadly than intended as a “sell US assets” message.
Bessent said Sewing told him the idea was **not Deutsche Bank’s official view**, but **the opinion of a single analyst**, and that the bank’s leadership **did not endorse** a blanket “dump US assets” takeaway.
The note was written by DB’s FX research team (George Saravelos). Posting to get thoughts on whether this is mostly media framing / headline drift, or something that can realistically affect investor positioning and sentiment.
[https://www.reuters.com/business/davos/bessent-says-deutsche-bank-ceo-called-distance-bank-analysts-greenland-report-2026-01-21/?utm\_source=chatgpt.com](https://www.reuters.com/business/davos/bessent-says-deutsche-bank-ceo-called-distance-bank-analysts-greenland-report-2026-01-21/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)