Treasury rout grows as tariffs and supply test demand after tax and spending bill
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U.S. government debt will face a crucial test from investors this week as it readies a series of Treasury auctions
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July 8, 2025
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ETResizeListen(4 min)Treasury market sells off as President Trump threatens new tariffs and first batch of U
Debt will be sold after GOP’s ”big, beautiful” bill
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Government bonds sold off in tandem with stocks on Monday after President Donald Trump threatened to apply higher tariffs on a group of trading partners in less than a month
Trump said Monday that goods from Japan and South Korea would be hit with 25% tariffs on Aug. 1, while the rate on imports from Myanmar and Laos will rise to 40%
That’s up from a 10% baseline tariff since April
The Author Joy WiltermuthJoy Wiltermuth is a news editor and senior reporter based in New York
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