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The Daily Hodl19h
‘Big Short’ Investor Steve Eisman Says US Budget Deficit ‘Nothing To Talk About’ Due to Insatiable Demand for Treasuries
One of the investors who called and profited off the subprime mortgage collapse of 2008, Steve Eisman, is brushing off ...
‘Big Short’ Trader Steve Eisman: 10-year yield is evidence budget deficit size doesn't matter
Steve Eisman, Host of 'The Real Eisman Playbook', joins 'Fast Money' to discuss why he believes worry over the size of the ...
The Edge Singapore3h
US fiscal expansion keeps USD weak as treasury yields fall: Lombard Odier
The US budget legislation is expected to worsen the country's fiscal outlook without boosting economic growth.
Commentary: US needs to get smart about tariffs
Until we raise taxes or reduce spending to shrink deficit — or the world resists purchasing U.S. Treasuries — rational ...
The US debt spiral is underway. Markets just haven’t priced it in yet
The US debt has surpassed $37 trillion, yet markets remain calm. Trump's new tax bill adds fuel to a growing crisis investors ...
CNN5y
US budget deficit balloons to nearly $1 trillion for fiscal 2019
The US budget deficit ballooned to nearly $1 trillion for the 2019 fiscal year, according to data released by the Treasury Department on Friday, the biggest gap since 2012 – despite President ...
Business Insider6y
US Budget Deficit Hits Record $234 Billion in February, National Debt - Business Insider
The US budget deficit hit $234 billion in the month of February, up 8.7% compared to the same month last year. The February budget deficit was also the highest one-month deficit on record, ...
Opinion
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution17hOpinion
A eulogy for the GOP deficit hawk, which died a public death last week
The GOP deficit hawk is dead, after promising for years to rein in the country’s spiraling debt and deficits, but then voting last week to do the opposite.