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Trump is as high up the FinTwit food chain as one can get. His tweet last night totally calmed markets this morning. Trump’s first year in office saw a 60% spike in trading volume over that of Obama’s 2012 term, and a 13% rise in the Dow Jones. Trump uses Twitter to make official announcements that drive markets. Many investors find it harder to live without it they are actively trading in these markets.It’s not just Trump’s Tweets that are driving the markets more than any other president out there. It’s also his press conferences.
In a nod to the Iranians who protested against their government late last year, Trump said, “We must also make a deal that allows Iran to prosper,” adding that peace in the Middle East cannot prevail if Iran continued to promote hatred and war in the region.
Since Powell raised rates into a slumping world economy, he gets to be the biggest negative influence. realDonaldTrump was the biggest positive influence with or without the tweets. tt:larry_kudlow MariaBartiromo MadMoneyOnCNBC
The biggest influencers were investors that bought stocks.