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Bank of America&#8217;s chief investment strategist&nbsp;<strong>Michael Hartnett&nbsp;<\/strong>predicts that tariffs will decline this quarter to avoid destabilizing the massive&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/topic\/michael-hartnett\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">U.S. debt funding machine.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a note shared Friday, Hartnett said the U.S. trade deficit hit a record $140 billion in March, highlighting decades of structural imbalances that have pushed American policymakers toward a protectionist posture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yet, despite that deficit, the U.S. has long benefited from a financial account surplus \u2014 meaning it has consistently attracted more foreign capital than it sends abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Tipping Point For Trade Policy?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The flipside of big deficit\u2026 big $540 billion foreign inflows to U.S. assets past 5 years,&#8221; Hartnett said, underscoring how the U.S. has been able to finance its deficits through global investor demand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Yet that flow of funds is now at risk. Hartnett warned that the inflationary impact of tariffs, especially those imposed on April 2&#8217;s &#8220;Liberation Day,&#8221; combined with a weakening dollar, could force U.S. bond yields above 5%, a level that would jeopardize the long-standing strategy of deficit-financed growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Nothing reverses U.S. macro policy more quickly than risk of &gt;5% Treasury yields\u2026 why tariffs to fall in Q2,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Foreign Capital: Still Flowing, But Vulnerable<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the latest tariff announcements, there has been no clear sign of widespread dumping of U.S. assets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Domestic institutions sold $10.3 billion, but foreign investors bought $4.5 billion, according to Bank of America data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Still, the stakes are enormous. Foreign investors currently hold $16 trillion in U.S. stocks (18% of total), $8.5 trillion in Treasuries (33%), and $4.4 trillion in corporate bonds (27%), based on Federal Reserve Flow of Funds data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A sustained spike in yields could scare off that capital, threatening a vicious cycle of higher interest rates and rising debt costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hartnett reiterated his 2025 strategy playbook: bonds over stocks, international over U.S. equities, and gold over the dollar. That thesis, he said, rests on a shift away from the &#8220;U.S. exceptionalism&#8221; narrative of the past five years \u2014 a period that saw nominal GDP rise 50%, fueled by aggressive government spending and easy Fed policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, with no more Fed cuts, government spending growth flatlining \u2014&nbsp;only rising $50 billion next fiscal year vs. $827 billion over the past year \u2013&nbsp;and Trump&#8217;s potential policy mix of lower immigration, smaller government, and tariffs, the macro environment is rapidly changing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even if the U.S. cuts its effective tariff rate from 28% to 15%, that still implies $600 billion in new tariff revenue due to the expanded base, according to Hartnett.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What\u2019s Next For Markets?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Equities, Hartnett said, have already &#8220;correctly front-run&#8221; the expected second-quarter trade deals and tariff rollback, suggesting a potential near-term &#8220;buy the rumor, sell the fact&#8221; dynamic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since April 7 lows, the S&amp;P 500 \u2014 as tracked by the\u00a0SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust\u00a0\u2014 has rallied 17%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, the expert favors short positions on the dollar, and long 5-year Treasuries until Trump&#8217;s GOP reconciliation budget formalizes future tax extensions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He still sees the \u201cmacro catalysts\u201d \u2014 China easing, Fed cuts, and a strong U.S. consumer \u2014 as the key forces behind any further bull run. 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