The USA has received global margin call. We either bail out foreign banks or we face a full on collapse of the currency.

"Assests now held in China or London can be sold to US entities on Monday, then sold to the Treasury on Tuesday [...] Hundreds of billions of dollars are going to bail out foreign investors. They know. They demanded it. And the bill has been carefully written to make sure that can happen."

- Rep Brad Sherman (D-CA)