Dow

[blackcap]

Interesting that the Trumpet holds market strength so dear to his success and re-election, then apparently puts that to the sword declaring a ramp from 10% to 25% tariff for $200 billion worth of trade with China, sending the DOW futures into a tailspin currently off 550 points leading into the US open markets.

Just a bluff by Trump and a buying opportunity as local markets react, or is he shafted the market and his re-election hopes? Either way, the market reacts quickly and violently, if futures hold on current sentiment, tomorrow looks grim for world markets and locally that inevitably follow.

I think you will find his re-election chances will be fine either way. Lowest unemployment since 1969 in the US currently, 263k jobs created last quarter (or was it month) and the Dow up 40% odd since his election. He is polling better now than he did on election day 2016 and the markets are pricing in a Trump victory in 2020.
Heaps of other achievements like ISIS defeated (something Obama did not want to do or could not do) seemed so simple in hindsight, many court judges appointed and the Senate keeps confirming them (that is why Trump put emphasis on winning the Senate not the House), Black and Hispanic unemployment at record lows too. The US just keeps on winning.
Gallup - Presidential job approval at this point in the first term:
Carter 37
Reagan 43
HW Bush 76
Clinton 51
W Bush 70
Obama 44
Trump 46

Suddenly Trump is higher than Carter, Reagan, and Obama in approval via Gallup. Pretty stunning considering where Trump's approval has been.

[fungus pudding]

I think you will find his re-election chances will be fine either way. Lowest unemployment since 1969 in the US currently, 263k jobs created last quarter (or was it month) and the Dow up 40% odd since his election. He is polling better now than he did on election day 2016 and the markets are pricing in a Trump victory in 2020.
Heaps of other achievements like ISIS defeated (something Obama did not want to do or could not do) seemed so simple in hindsight, many court judges appointed and the Senate keeps confirming them (that is why Trump put emphasis on winning the Senate not the House), Black and Hispanic unemployment at record lows too. The US just keeps on winning.
Gallup - Presidential job approval at this point in the first term:
Carter 37
Reagan 43
HW Bush 76
Clinton 51
W Bush 70
Obama 44
Trump 46

Suddenly Trump is higher than Carter, Reagan, and Obama in approval via Gallup. Pretty stunning considering where Trump's approval has been.

Indeed. A truly wonderful, model president whom Americans can be extremely proud of.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/americ...-not-president

[blackcap]

Indeed. A truly wonderful, model president whom Americans can be extremely proud of.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/americ...-not-president

Ah yes a Stuff story on Trump. Let me guess, um CNN, The Washington Post, NY Times? One of those 3 no doubt. Not worthy of the paper it is printed on. No bias there surely.

[SBQ]

... The US just keeps on winning.
Gallup - Presidential job approval at this point in the first term:
Carter 37
Reagan 43
HW Bush 76
Clinton 51
W Bush 70
Obama 44
Trump 46

Suddenly Trump is higher than Carter, Reagan, and Obama in approval via Gallup. Pretty stunning considering where Trump's approval has been.

and there is no shortage of people (in my circle) that keep calling Trump an "Idiot". I refrain my views and discussions among these people because sometimes it's better to talk to a wall than to step by step, explain things.