US EditionThe White House has been obsessed with tariffs. Wall Street is wondering about Trump’s tax cuts
- Investors grew nervous last month after Trump’s tariff policies spooked markets, causing a sharp rise in the 10-year US Treasury yield ending April 11 in the US.
- This market volatility followed ongoing concerns about federal debt and the unsustainable path flagged by a March report amid debates over Trump’s proposed tax cuts.
- Republicans continue negotiating the tax bill, which could lower taxes and boost consumer spending but also increase deficits and generate market uncertainty.
- Experts warn investors may react negatively if taxes drop without spending cuts, as deficits and the 2024 debt-to-GDP ratio of 123% reach unprecedented levels outside recessions.
- While tariff tension has eased partly through trade deals, the lack of a clear policy sequence leaves the US economic outlook uncertain as investors await tax bill impacts.
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The White House has been obsessed with tariffs. Wall Street is wondering about Trump’s tax cuts
As the US and China came to an agreement to lower tariffs sharply this week, trade war uncertainty has, for now, subsided. But Wall Street has a new question for President Donald Trump: What about tax cuts?
Bond vigilantes killed Trump’s reciprocal tariffs—and they’re weighing in on GOP’s push for tax cuts
Long-term yields spiked earlier this week as traders scaled back their bets on rate cuts by the Federal Reserve and reacted to the new tax bill advanced by House Republicans. Bond vigilantes, who can bring fiscally irresponsible politicians to heel by unloading a country’s debt, may rear their head if Congress doesn’t show any appetite to bring the federal deficit under control. Chaos in the bond market may have forced President Donald Trump to …
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