Bonds
‘72-Hour Rule’: Debt Investors Take Fright at Trump’s Social Media Deluge
Battle-scarred credit investors and bond arrangers are scrambling to put in place Trump-proof measures on everything from debt sales to over the counter trades.
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Waiting three days to see whether he U-turns before making trades. Rushing bond sales through before he wakes up and starts posting. Shifting lending to tariff-proof tinned-food producers or cellphone providers.
These are all ways that battle-scarred credit investors and bond arrangers are desperately trying to navigate the constant barrage of policy bombshells from President Donald Trump’s social-media account.