Governments in Bondage – Bond vigilantes have more power than presidents and other central planners, and they are no longer shy about using it to restrain governments.

by David Haggith Over the past week, Japan has taught us a lot about what can happen when “Big Beautiful Bill Meets Beautiful Bond Market.” Bigger government spending wedded to a bond market where yields are already rising can become a big, ugly marriage. An article on Quoth the Raven by that title says, GOP opponents of …

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IMF says tariff revenue will reduce U.S. deficit from $2.6 trillion to $2.3 trillion — We need spending cuts, congress. Notice the final paragraph, bond market vigilantes will punish U.S. Treasuries.

The IMF projects the overall U.S. federal deficit will dip to 6.5% of gross domestic product this year, down from 7.3% in 2024 The multinational fund cited increased tariff revenues for the decline The IMF highlighted uncertainty surrounding the rollout of higher tariffs and potential revenue increases The International Monetary Fund forecasts U.S. tariffs will …

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The bond vigilantes, once silent during Biden’s lax fiscal policies, now criticize Trump, ignoring Biden’s MMT’s role in soaring debt.

Where were the Bond Vigilantes during the Biden Administration? Now that it's over, they suddenly blame Trump while ignoring Yellen, Brainard, and Biden's embrace of MMT and the idea that deficits don’t matter. We’re drowning in debt at levels reminiscent of a world war! It’s… — James E. Thorne (@DrJStrategy) January 14, 2025 If you're …

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Bonds are about to seriously break sh*t, and you are all totally unprepared… Bond market, once “Vigilantes,” now “Patriots,” re-pricing money wisely.

WHAT IF…. We crash the housing market to make it affordable again. — COAL SH00TER (@ShooterCoal) January 8, 2025 The Bond Market appears to be doing the work the Fed has refused to do.. that is, responsibly pricing the cost of money. We used to term this activity "Bond Vigilantes". Given the circumstances, we would …

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BLM Leader Hawk Appears to Threaten Violence, Calls for “Black Vigilantes” to be Unleashed Following Daniel Penny’s Acquittal

Hawk Newsome, who founded BLM of Greater New York. Newsome went before the national media and uttered what could be regarded as a chilling threat.Newsome called for ‘black vigilantes’ to be unleashed on the public and seemingly suggested they could kill white people for running their mouths. He then said black people must hold community …

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Global debt surges for economic support, inflation fears rise; Gold and Bond Vigilantes signal distrust in Fed and US government.

Governments around the world are diving into debt to keep their economies going. That makes things seem fine at first, but it leads to massive inflation. Buckle up, because more is coming. https://t.co/4B8E6z9BCW — Wall Street Mav (@WallStreetMav) April 5, 2024 The @NDR_Research Daily Commodity Sentiment Model is at its highest (most optimistic) since March …

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