Hedge Funds

The deficit’s sky-high. Why the world’s top hedge fund isn’t worried in the slightest

Bridgewater says it’s the combination of private sector and public debt that matters to the bond market

Markets have little to fear even if the US fiscal deficit rises under the policies of Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and President-elect Donald Trump, says Bridgewater.
Markets have little to fear even if the US fiscal deficit rises under the policies of Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and President-elect Donald Trump, says Bridgewater. Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

One of the big questions surrounding Trump 2.0 is how the administration’s policies, including planned corporate tax cuts and the extension of his first administration’s tax reductions, may impact an already-burgeoning budget deficit.

One of the world’s top investors says there is nothing to worry about.

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