Has Trump 2.0 really been a boon to stock markets and the economy?
This week marks the first anniversary of Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election. Trump’s return to the White House was a stunning political comeback that cleared the way for him to carry out his “America first” agenda of higher trade tariffs, more confrontational relationships with traditional US allies and a clampdown on immigration. At the time, many investors were worried about the consequences of Trump’s nationalist policies. A week after the election, Bank of America...