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Why The Stock Market Has Slumped In Trump’s First Full Month—Even As Stocks Get Inflation Boost

Donald Trump’s presidency has coincided with a stock market decline and rising unemployment, indicating economic uncertainty during his first month in office.
CEO optimism has decreased as President Trump's unpredictable policies, including tariff threats, challenge business planning.
Businesses are experiencing a chaotic time with the new administration, making it challenging to navigate, according to Nick Nigro of Atlas Public Policy.
A measure of CEO confidence rose in the first quarter of 2025 due to anticipated business-friendly policies, as noted by the Conference Board.

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Something Isn't Going the Way Trump Thought: Wall Street (by E. Barucci)

Things on the economic and market fronts are not following his expectations. Five digits and five explanations

1 day ago·Italy

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El Pais

The U.S. pulse and its reflection on Wall Street: the risks behind Trump’s uphill mirage

Donald Trump has been presiding over the U.S. for a little more than a month and few things are already as expected at the beginning of last November, when he rose up with the electoral victory. Investors and citizens were already aware of the depth of his election promises but reality is imposing caution, if not a stated concern, at the deployment of economic measures that have dispelled the initial optimism with which Trump was received. Beyon…

2 days ago·Spain

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NDTV

Why US Stocks, Bitcoin Are Struggling In Trump's First Few Weeks In Office

Since US President Donald Trump took office on January 20, 2025, the country's stock markets and Bitcoin's price have plunged. Despite the initial optimism surrounding Trump's business and crypto-friendly agenda, the first couple of months of 2025 have not delivered the expected results. Since Trump's inauguration, all major US stock indexes have been in the red, with the Nasdaq down over 1 per cent so far in 2025, reported CNN. A key factor dr…

3 days ago·New Delhi, India

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Daily Kos

Since Trump Has Become President

In the few weeks since Donald Trump has become President Pissed off almost all our European allies Pissed off Canada and Mexico, our closest neighbors Inflation has gone up and only looks to get higher. Stock Market has gone down for days. Unemployment...

3 days ago·United States

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The Week

Why are CEOs having second thoughts about Trump?

America's CEOs and billionaires climbed on the Trump bandwagon during the 2024 presidential campaign. A month after the inauguration, some of them are looking to climb off."CEO optimism is fading" as trade restrictions and mass government layoffs threaten the economy, said Semafor. The stock market has dropped since President Donald Trump took office, while both consumer confidence and consumer spending dropped in January. Trump's on-again-off-a…

3 days ago·Washington, United States

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