Macro thread - Why is the market up/down?

[flesh]

A simpler way is just look at the deficit, 985b 2019, 1.85t+now. If there wasn’t significant fed employee growth, how many other employees were created resulting from an additional 1t spend that would disappear if the 1t was cut? I’m not saying it’s dollar for dollar, even if it’s 25% or 250b/year, it’s a lot of employees. 
 

its looking real good?

 

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For the year, the deficit totaled $1.15 trillion through the first five months of fiscal 2025. The total is about $318 billion more than the same span in 2024, or roughly 38% higher, and set a record for the period.

Net costs to finance the $36.2 trillion national debt edged lower to $74 billion for the month. However, the total net interest payments year to date rose to $396 billion, just behind national defense and health. Social Security and Medicare are the largest costs in the U.S. budget.

The deficit swelled in the final three years of former President Joe Biden’s term, growing from $1.38 trillion to $1.83 trillion.

Edited 9 hours ago by flesh