The Trump Market: Where Tweets Are Policy and Volatility Is Just a Feature

Ah, the stock market. A bastion of rational thought, predictable trends, and calm, measured reactions to global events. Or, at least, that’s what the textbooks tell us. In the era of Donald J. Trump, however, the financial world often resembles a particularly chaotic game of whack-a-mole, where presidential pronouncements, often delivered via social media, send sectors soaring or plummeting with the speed of a retweet. The past week, in particular, has offered a masterclass in this unique brand of market ma ...