Social-Media King Donald Trump Is Coming Back to Rock Global Markets

Trump tweeted at least 100 times about market in first term
Going back to situation of tweets coming at any time: Sosnick

The market impact of Donald Trump’s tweets was often significant in his first term, though it lessened somewhat as traders got used to the vitriol over time. — The market impact of Donald Trump’s tweets was often significant in his first term, though it lessened somewhat as traders got used to the vitriol over time.
Photographer: Gabby Jones/Bloomberg

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By Vildana Hajric and Sagarika Jaisinghani

November 7, 2024 at 4:53 PM UTC

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The Jawboner-in-Chief is back.

During his first term, Donald Trump’s incessant tweets were a must-read for Wall Street types, whether they liked it or not. He would crow when the stock market went up, blast Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell when it went down (“Where did I find this guy Jerome?”), bully CEOs who irked him and threaten to slap tariffs and sanctions on countries around the world.