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Tariff Ruling Fuels Bond-Market Angst by Worsening US Deficit

By Bloomberg Markets February 20, 2026 Neutral
Tariff Ruling Fuels Bond-Market Angst by Worsening US Deficit
The Supreme Court decision striking down President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs reverberated across the $30 trillion US bond market by threatening to increase the government’s budget deficit and pour fuel on an economy already contending with elevated inflation.
The Supreme Court decision striking down President Donald Trump’s sweeping global tariffs reverberated across the $30 trillion US bond market by threatening to increase the government’s budget deficit and pour fuel on an economy already contending with elevated inflation.
Topics: tariffsbond marketUS deficitinflation