Deeper Analysis
U.S. Stock Market of Trump Compared to Earlier Presidencies
September 21, 2020
The favorable impression of the stock market performance during President Trump’s first term reflects in large part two factors: the very low unemployment level until just before the pandemic began and the appreciation of U.S. equity prices. The performance of the Dow Jones Industrials during Donald Trump’s stewardship, however, has not been nearly as stellar […] More
New Overnight Developments Abroad - Daily Update
Broad Decline in Equities and Strengthening Moves in the Yen and Dollar
September 21, 2020
Japanese markets were closed today for Respect for the Aged Day and will remain so Tuesday for the Autumnal Equinox holiday. Elsewhere in the Pacific Rim, stock markets have dropped 2.3% in India, 2.1% in Hong Kong, 1.2% in Indonesia, and 0.7% in Australia and New Zealand. Selling intensified in Europe, where equities so far […] More
