The Markets React To The Art Of The Deal Going Full Picasso!

Digital Finance Analytics (DFA) Blog

May 24 2025 | 00:21:48

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Show Notes

This is our weekly market update where we start in the US, cross to Europe and Asia, and end in Australia, covering crypto and commodities along the way. U.S. equities pulled back this week after a torrid rally, as investors turned their attention to tax and spending legislation poised to swell the U.S. government’s $36 trillion in debt. The U.S. House of Representatives, controlled by Trump’s Republican party, on Thursday narrowly passed a tax and spending bill that would enact much of his agenda while adding an estimated $3.8 trillion to the debt over the next decade. The bill is […]

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