The Trump Effect: How Tweets and Tariffs Keep Markets on Their Toes

Ah, the markets. A bastion of rational thought, predictable trends, and calm, measured reactions. Or so the textbooks would have you believe. In the era of Donald J. Trump, however, the financial world often resembles a particularly caffeinated squirrel navigating a minefield. Recent pronouncements, delivered with characteristic fanfare (and often via social media), have once again sent analysts scrambling and investors pondering the true cost of presidential spontaneity. From pharmaceutical tariffs to inte ...