Investors looked upon the election of Donald Trump with some scepticism, but had for the most part assumed (or hoped) that he would, on net, do more good than bad for American businesses. In his first term, threats of high tariffs and trade wars went mostly unfulfilled, while promised tax cuts were implemented. In this month’s Market Insight, we will review the first two weeks of the Trump Administration relative to investor expectations and what that means for markets in the year ahead.
Investors looked upon the election of Donald Trump with some scepticism, but had for the most part assumed (or hoped) that he would, on net, do more good than bad for American businesses. In his first term, threats of high tariffs and trade wars went mostly unfulfilled, while promised tax cuts were implemented. In this month’s Market Insight, we will review the first two weeks of the Trump Administration relative to investor expectations and what that means for markets in the year ahead.
Investors looked upon the election of Donald Trump with some scepticism, but had for the most part assumed (or hoped) that he would, on net, do more good than bad for American businesses. In his first term, threats of high tariffs and trade wars went mostly unfulfilled, while promised tax cuts were implemented. In this month’s Market Insight, we will review the first two weeks of the Trump Administration relative to investor expectations and what that means for markets in the year ahead.
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