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While volatility broadly subsided in stocks and bonds during the first week, a slew of assets did whipsaw on Trump’s pronouncements, from the dollar to commodities.
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Week one of the Trump administration was, as advertised, full of excitement in financial markets — just not the kind of excitement most investors had anticipated.
The Trump trades that became so popular during the campaign last year — load up on US stocks and the dollar, go light on international stocks and bet against Treasuries — only fared OK. US stocks jumped, sure, but not as much as they did in Japan and Germany or even parts of emerging markets. The dollar tumbled and the Treasury bond market was calm all week, with most yields quietly grinding lower.