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The decidedly unsexy bond market is usually pretty quiet. But when they want to, bond investors can send a loud, clear message to Washington. They did just that Wednesday and Thursday.
Retaliatory taxes on foreign companies operating in the U.S. could open the door for a broader economic conflict.
It turns out that all of those "no" votes in committee didn’t amount to much once the tax bill hit the House floor on Thursday morning.
President Donald Trump’s aggressive effort this week to line up Republicans behind the cornerstone of his economic agenda has coincided with a perilous warning: The bond market gets a vote, too, and is signaling an early “no” on his Big,
Tax cuts favored by President Trump are amplifying debt and deficit concerns and pushing 30-year Treasury yields to their highest level since October 2023.
The call by US lawmakers to impose new retaliatory taxes on foreign-owned companies is a strategic move to give the Trump administration leverage to shield American companies from the global minimum tax framework.
House Republicans surprised tech industry watchers and outraged many state governments when they added a clause to Republicans’ signature “big, beautiful” tax bill that bans states and localities from regulating artificial intelligence for a decade.