Trump shrugs off stock market slump, but economic warning signs loom
- Written by Conor O'Kane, Senior Lecturer in Economics, Bournemouth University
bodrumsurf / ShutterstockDuring Donald Trump’s first term as US president, he regularly referred to rising stock markets as evidence of the success of his economic policies. “Highest Stock Market EVER”, Trump wrote on social media in 2017 after record gains. “That doesn’t just happen!”
And after securing a second...







