The U.S. Treasury plans to borrow more than twice as much as previously anticipated in the third quarter, assuming a deal to lift the debt ceiling holds. The department expects to issue $433 billion in net marketable debt from July through September to help finance a budget gap that’s widening after Congress passed $1.5 trillion in tax cuts. —David E. Rovella Here are today’s top storiesPresident Donald Trump once said he would eliminate the $22 trillion national debt, but now he’s set to approve a budget that will help usher in trillion-dollar annual deficits. Mexico’s interest rates are too high for a slowing economy, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said in an interview, though he added that he respects the central bank’s freedom to set them independently. Uber is cutting a third of its marketing department as its CEO seeks to address perceptions that the ride-hailing business is slowing. Old ties to accused sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein aren’t the only problem facing Victoria’s Secret, Bloomberg Businessweek reports. In the age of #MeToo, the brand is increasingly out of step with consumers. India’s newest billionaire is a former school teacher who developed an education app that’s helped create a $6 billion company in seven years. The Athletic, a sports-news subscription service launched in 2016, said it has reached more than 500,000 subscribers. What’s Lorcan Roche Kelly thinking about? The Bloomberg cross-asset editor is considering the future of lithium mining. Expected future demand has led to huge increases in mining and a drop in prices. Already, producers are talking of cut backs and investors are becoming worried about who will survive the price drop. All of which means we will probably see headlines in a few years about lithium prices surging to record highs. What you’ll need to know tomorrow What you’ll want to read tonight Americans are drowning in $1.6 trillion of student loans while Democratic presidential candidates propose free public colleges. The number of high school graduates is falling, more parents expect their kids to borrow money if they want a degree and Trump’s immigration policies threaten a steady stream of full-tuition paying foreign students. So why hasn’t the incredibly expensive liberal arts college died yet? Like Bloomberg’s Evening Briefing? Subscribe to Bloomberg.com. You’ll get our unmatched global news coverage and two premium daily newsletters, The Bloomberg Open and The Bloomberg Close, and much, much more. See our limited-time introductory offer. Worried about making enough money? Getting that dream job? Take a moment to try the Bloomberg Work Wise career calculator and learn how your salary stacks up, and how much your dream job might pay. Download the Bloomberg app: It’s available for iOS and Android. |