of course they are, because they are Obama numbers, so must be fake. Like NFP trump claimed to be fake, but the moment he became potus they became real.
Nope, it's a negative sum game for the goverments. It CAN temporarily happen during times of great economic expansion but it will be short lived. It's the "We need to make popular, free money for the people, decisions so we can get reelected" environment that screws things up. For every popular promise you make, an unpopular one needs to made in the future. And that's when things get fun.
Trump will get reelected, fire Jerome, replace him with someone who cuts rates and restarts QE, cut taxes..... and Dow and US deficit both skyrocket. The next president will have a tough job
Market much too strong for Trump not to get reelected, at the end of the day people first look at their bank accounts, 401ks, portfolios, assets etc. then at their values, ideologies, political parties.. As much as it pains me to say it, 4 more years.
Ummm again - the federal budget deficit covers a year. Each year is calculated separately. The ever growing (thru both R and D administrations) ginormous federal long term national debt is how it is referred.