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Sunday, January 12, 2025

Republicans' plan to extend and expand massive tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations originally enacted in 2017 are at the heart of Donald Trump's domestic agenda. One of the sleepiest corners of Wall Street is raising warning flags about the GOP's plans. "The bond market is sending a message that investors are worried about the economic policies dead ahead," said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics.

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"Regardless of which you believe, it is bad news," he wrote.

"The recent move in long rates is a warning to the incoming Trump Administration. It needs to have a view of how its plans for tax legislation, deficit reduction (or not), and cross-border economic policy will affect this recent development."

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"Pivotal in that fight was the bond market, which deficit hawks warned would drive interest rates higher unless Washington showed progress in reducing the budget deficit.

James Carville, Clinton's campaign guru, was reported to have bitterly remarked that if reincarnation existed, he no longer wanted to return as a president or a pope or a .400 batting-average baseball player.

"Now I want to come back as the bond market," Carville said of the the power Wall Street had exerted over the administration's policymaking. "You can intimidate everybody."

Another reason for bond markets to be nervous is that Congress will need to again raise or suspend the country's debt limit this year to avoid defaulting on the U.S. debt, which would immediately crash the economy."

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-01-12 02:26 PM | Reply

I'm sure Trump will listen.

#2 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-01-12 02:29 PM | Reply

"But.. but.... tax cuts for the Rich are what Trumpers voted for!".

Because those always tinkle down on them, right?

#3 | Posted by Corky at 2025-01-12 02:42 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

@#3 ... But.. but.... tax cuts for the Rich are what Trumpers voted for!". ...

Not just tax-cuts for the rich, but the result of those tax-cuts, $2trillion added to the US debt.

No wonder Pres-elect Trump wants the debt ceiling eliminated.

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-01-12 06:08 PM | Reply

- No wonder Pres-elect Trump wants the debt ceiling eliminated

American banks stopped funding Trump's debts decades ago when he stiffed them, and famously has had to use Deutsche Bank and Russian banks. And Saudi oil states.

#5 | Posted by Corky at 2025-01-12 06:13 PM | Reply

It's real simple: the bond market is the most powerful force in the world. Only a fool would play with this force. King Dotard II seems like he might try. He was warned in his first administration and one wrong move will blow up all of his ridiculous campaign promises. And perhaps the US economy ...

#6 | Posted by catdog at 2025-01-12 09:07 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

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