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Year To Date Performances:

1. Elon Musk lashed out at President Trump’s marquee tax-and-spending-cut bill, calling it a “disgusting abomination” that bloats the U.S. deficit to $2.5 trillion. Once a key figure in Trump’s own anti-waste DOGE initiative, Musk stepped down last week and now publicly rebukes the legislation he once helped shape. Despite Musk's blistering criticism and support from fiscal hawks like Rep. Thomas Massie, the Trump administration brushed off the backlash, doubling down on the bill as “one big, beautiful” solution. Musk, who spent over $250 million backing Trump in 2024, appears to be drawing a fiscal red line.

2. President Trump launched a fiery attack on Sen. Rand Paul for opposing his signature budget bill, which includes a controversial $5 trillion debt ceiling hike. Paul, a longtime fiscal hawk, said he couldn’t support a measure that signals the government will borrow trillions more, despite backing many of its tax and spending cuts. Trump dismissed Paul’s objections as “crazy” and claimed Kentuckians “can’t stand him,” emphasizing the bill’s potential to generate “tremendous GROWTH.” With Republicans using reconciliation to bypass a filibuster, they can only afford three defections — and Paul says they may already have four.

3. Economists are warning that the Republican-backed “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” could significantly worsen the U.S. debt burden, pushing interest rates higher and straining household finances. Analysts from Moody’s and the Penn Wharton Budget Model say the bill could increase the debt-to-GDP ratio to nearly 150% by 2034, triggering a rise in Treasury yields and making mortgages, auto loans, and other consumer credit more expensive. Higher debt means bond investors may demand steeper returns to offset risk, causing current bond values to fall and eroding investment portfolios. Economists argue that while the U.S. debt is already on an unsustainable path, this bill “pours gasoline on the fire,” accelerating fiscal instability and alarming financial markets.

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