Inside the 'troubling' pattern in Trump’s stock market rallies and slumps (opens in new tab)

According to financial columnist Matthew Lynn, something unusual has been happening with the stock market during President Donald Trump’s second term. “A Rose Garden announcement triggers panic on Wall Street,” writes Lynn in the Washington Post, “then a post on Truth Social sends stock prices soaring. A promise of upcoming news launches a market rally, which slumps when the actual news is delivered that evening.” This pattern of presidential proclamations having such a direct impact on the s...