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Why ‘Tariff Man’ Isn’t Happy with Market Reaction to Trade Truce

Why ‘Tariff Man’ Isn’t Happy with Market Reaction to Trade Truce

President Trump seems to be fixated on equity markets. On December 31, 2017, in response to a Fox Business article, Trump tweeted, “If the Dems (Crooked Hillary) got elected, your stocks would be down 50% from values on Election Day. Trump has always been quite quick to take credit for the stock market’s gains.