Prediction: President Trump's Tariffs Won't Cause a Stock Market Crash for 1 Simple Reason
The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon joked this week, "It's not great when the summary of Trump's first two months in office is: stocks down, measles up."President Trump doesn't deserve blame for the recent measles outbreak. However, there's a good case to be made that his words and actions have contributed to the stock market sell-off. The Nasdaq Composite Index (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) are in correction. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) isn't too far away from correction territory. All the gains achieved since the U.S. presidential election on Nov. 5, 2024, have evaporated -- and then some.Continue reading
The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon joked this week, "It's not great when the summary of Trump's first two months in office is: stocks down, measles up."
President Trump doesn't deserve blame for the recent measles outbreak. However, there's a good case to be made that his words and actions have contributed to the stock market sell-off.
The Nasdaq Composite Index (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) and the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) are in correction. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) isn't too far away from correction territory. All the gains achieved since the U.S. presidential election on Nov. 5, 2024, have evaporated -- and then some.
