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The Dow closed lower by 817 points, or 1.91%. The broader S&P 500 slid 1.61% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite fell 1.41%. The three major indexes each posted their worst day in one month. Stocks moved sharply lower and bonds sold off after a 1 p.
Tax cuts pushed by President Trump are amplifying debt and deficit concerns among the powerful market players who influence interest rates.
The U.S. Treasury Department saw soft demand for a $16 billion sale of 20-year bonds on Wednesday with investors worried about the country's increasing debt burden as Congress wrangles with a tax and spending bill that is expected to worsen the fiscal outlook.
The GOP tax bill could boost the highest-earning Americans' incomes while hurting low earners, according to findings from nonpartisan research groups.
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U.S. stock index futures slipped and Treasury yields surged on Wednesday amid growing fiscal anxiety as investors focused on discussions around U.S. President Donald Trump's tax-cut bill that has been plagued by Republican infighting.
As House Republicans continued their efforts to advance what President Donald Trump calls his "big, beautiful bill" of tax and spending cuts, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt played down the bill’s expected federal deficit impact.