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How Markets Went from ‘Trump Trade’ to ‘Trade War Trade’

How Markets Went from ‘Trump Trade’ to ‘Trade War Trade’

When Donald Trump was elected as the US President in 2016, we saw a sharp rally in some stocks, especially in the metals and mining space. Trump’s pro-growth policies and trillion-dollar infrastructure plans were expected to lift US metal consumption.