GIULIETTA TALEVI: Why the markets will remain in a Trump storm for the next 27 days
Perhaps the most worrying implication for sober-minded investors trying to gauge the mood of an erratic president is that markets are intravenously hooked on government stimulus
08 October 2020 - 06:00
Just in case you thought investing in the stock market was the outcome of a series of careful decisions based on the fundamental analysis of balance sheets and income statements, we have two words for you: Donald Trump. Or rather, three: Donald Trump’s tweets.
Thanks to a firestorm of activity from the US president’s account these past 36 hours, markets have see-sawed dramatically...
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