Showing posts with label Treasury bonds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Treasury bonds. Show all posts
Monday, September 8, 2025
Friday, August 15, 2025
Understanding the impact on the economy of tariffs and BBB tax cuts fit the wealthy
The recent 30 Year Treasury Auction was a disaster for the Trump administration. This is one of the primary funding mechanisms for the federal government and a signal of global faith in the U.S. economy. Demand for U.S. Treasuries was weaker than expected pushing yields uncomfortably high and increasing the cost of servicing the ballooning deficit. Trump’s tariff war is already showing up in inflation data with the worst yet to come. Everything is coming to a head to expose the fallacy of trickle down tax cuts and tariffs as a way to grow the economy and balance the budget. The market has spoken and it’s a bad sign of what’s to come as the administration runs out of runway to get the economy off the ground.
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
What to know as bond market reacts to Moody’s downgrade of U.S. credit - The Washington Post
The U.S. has trillions of dollars of debt financed by U.S. Treasurys. Any moves away from Treasurys could show early signs that some investors are losing confidence in the U.S. and perhaps its ability to make good on its promises to pay off those who buy U.S. debt...
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