A lot of the US market - housing, stock, treasuries, etc - is basically a legal money-laundering location for honest or ill-gotten gains in the rest of the world, because the markets are open to foreigners and as close to a guaranteed safe haven as can be found.

I would do treasuries rather than CDs for liquidity and the slightly better yield, however I believe I have to keep it in a bank.

We keep significant amounts of reserves in treasuries for these reasons. 

This maximum rate is determined by adding 2.50 percentage points to the yield rate on long-term government bonds as published by the Federal Reserve Board or the United States Treasury, or both.

Because if you make good money and always have a source of funds for emergencies then you can use the money immediately if you have enough for a down payment on another property or put it in a high yield savings account or treasuries for a low risk return with good liquidity.

many years later this is my 1st time seeing this post. you are absolutely correct. the people have been the treasury since 1933. your signature is requires for anything financial to get rolling.

While the Fed looks to continue their trajectory of cutting short term rates, I suspect the mid and long points of the yield curve (particularly the 10 year, which is what most mortgages go off of) will stay elevated. 10 Yr treasury today is 4.4%, but if it goes up to 5% or 6%, your mortgage will likely be in the 8% or higher level, which then hits CF even more.  

Better off buying short term treasuries with as close to zero risk as exists in investing.

The main drivers1) Local Inventory2) 10 year treasury(macro)3) Personal Debt levels(macro)4) Real Unemployment(not the unemployment number but real white collar job loss ratio'd to part time jobs). 5) Industry proliferation(can't tell me a tech or finance hub moves like a health hub).To tell me #2 will derive from the same inputs as it did in Sep/Oct, I'm willing to bet it won't.

They are still at a discount to the 10 year treasury bond (i.e. market trends indicate they will continue to escalate).