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Watch CNBC's full interview with U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent
CNBC Television· 2025-07-03 16:50
The so-called big beautiful bill facing a final house approval vote in the coming hours. Joining us now is Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant. Mr.. Secretary, thank you so much for joining us. We're we're going on more than six hours now where Minority Leader Jeff is speaking. What What are you hearing.What's your expectation for when and whether this could pass. Uh, well, it's going it's going to going to pass and my expectation is that we'll get a vote around 130 today. Got it.You have said that this isn't ...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent: I expect we'll get a bill vote around 1;30pm today
CNBC Television· 2025-07-03 16:45
The so-called big beautiful bill facing a final house approval vote in the coming hours. Joining us now is Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant. Mr.. Secretary, thank you so much for joining us. We're we're going on more than six hours now where Minority Leader Jeff is speaking. What What are you hearing.What's your expectation for when and whether this could pass. Well, it's going it's going to going to pass and my expectation is that we'll get a vote around 1:30 today. Got it.You have said that this isn't a d ...
Rep. Ralph Norman on Trump's megabill: We held out as long as we could
CNBC Television· 2025-07-03 12:34
Our next guest is Republican House member uh who opposed President Trump's big bill as of late yesterday, but overnight he voted to move forward with the bill. Joining us right now is Congressman Ralph Norman, Republican of South Carolina. You were outspoken uh on the other side of this bill, sir.And here we are this morning. What has changed. Well, we we had a lot of problems with uh the Senate changing our bill up, mainly adding to the deficit to the tune of with interest right at 100 $1.2% trillion.We we ...
BCA's Marko Papic says It's dangerous to be bearish right now for this reason
CNBC Television· 2025-07-02 18:37
And my next guest says the slide isn't over yet. Marco Pipe is chief strategist at BCA research. Marco been eager to check in with you with everything that's happened geopolitically and otherwise the past couple of weeks. But let's start with some of these market moves the long end not look you know treasuries obviously the UK we I don't know if you want to get into that those bond rates moving higher um with some concern about the budget bill. How would you describe the signals that were um being sent here ...
House to vote on key procedural measure for Trump's spending bill
CNBC Television· 2025-07-02 18:33
Uh what can you tell us. What have we learned so far. Hey Kelly.Well, things are not looking great at this exact moment. So basically what house uh the House is doing right now is they are doing a vote. This is a three vote series that will ultimately tee up the the the process that will need be needed to then actually pass the Trump mega bill.So it's the vote before the vote. And what we're seeing right now is that there is a delay on the House floor at this point. 16 Republicans have not yet registered to ...
A Visual Breakdown of the Senate Loophole Used to Pass the Megabill | WSJ News
WSJ News· 2025-07-01 22:51
Legislation & Policy - The Senate passed a bill with a 51-50 vote, using budget reconciliation to bypass the 60-vote threshold [1] - Budget reconciliation requires the bill not to increase the deficit outside a 10-year window [1] - The bill extends tax cuts from 2017, which previously expired to comply with the 10-year window [2] - Concerns arise as the bill cuts taxes more than it cuts spending, potentially violating budget reconciliation rules [2] Financial Implications & Accounting - The bill's math relies on a 2025 baseline, when 2017 tax cuts are still in effect [3] - Republicans claim the bill will reduce the deficit by $57 billion over 10 years through tax cuts and Medicaid reforms [3] - Critics argue that the bill uses "fake math and accounting gimmicks" to conceal its true cost [4]
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Dogecoin· 2025-07-01 18:53
Important point — Dogecoin Deficit: 0 forever.. never tethered.REDWRITER (@The_REDWRITER):America's deficit increase is bad for the dollar, and by extension, beneficial for Dogecoin.Dogecoin has no debt. Dogecoin's minting (printing) is fixed and not infinite. Dogecoin isn't backed by a single state or entity. It belongs to everyone and anyone. ...
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From @WSJopinion: There is much in the GOP bill that deserves criticism, but the $3.3 trillion deficit critique is phony—like Beltway accounting https://t.co/PXM0sBKaMm ...
J.P. Morgan’s Meera Pandit: Budget bill would be short-term positive, but deficit question remains
CNBC Television· 2025-07-01 14:57
International Markets - US stocks still have a home bias, but international markets offer catalysts beyond just a weaker dollar [1] - Europe benefits from lower rates and fiscal stimulus, China from AI, and Japan from corporate reform [2] - Emerging markets, including Korea, Taiwan, and Latin America, benefit from the resurgence in hardware within tech and the reorganization of global trade [2][3] - International opportunities are not all dependent on each other, providing diversification [3] US Market & Fiscal Policy - The market has largely priced in the "big beautiful bill," with short-term positive impacts on equity markets due to growth boosts [4][5] - The long-term impact of the bill includes a potentially ever-expanding deficit, estimated to be in the trillions, which could create a floor on yields [5][6] - The market seems to have gotten comfortable with tariffs around 14% or 15%, after a previous range of 2% to 25% [8] Market Resilience & Outlook - The market has shown resilience to geopolitical risks, the reconciliation bill, and recession risks [9][10] - The path of least resistance for the market is higher, given its resilience to various downside risks [10] - The market could become more rangebound in the second half of the year due to higher valuations [12][13] - Diversified portfolios are up 6% to 7% in the first half of the year [14] Bond Market & Yields - Resistance has been met around 45% on the 10-year Treasury yield [15] - Yields could drift lower throughout the year, potentially providing opportunities for investors [16] - Even if yields remain stable, the income cushion will generate a decent return further out on the curve [16]
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Elon Musk· 2025-07-01 10:58
RT Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal)🇺🇸 SEN. RAND PAUL: CONSERVATIVE? NOT WITH A $5T DEBT CEILING"We have to judge the effects of the big, not-so-beautiful bill by looking at what happens to the debt next year.Supporters of the bill admit it adds $270 billion to the debt next year.That's the only thing we know for certain.We don't know what happens in year 3, 4, 5, 6... but we know next year, this bill will grow the deficit by $270 billion.In addition, the bill increases the debt ceiling by $5 trillion.What does t ...