Do Trump’s tweets move the stock market?
· That means more opportunities for tweets that move markets, although only some of them actually do. The ones that have the biggest sway on the market focus on trade and the Federal Reserve, and J.P. Morgan says they often include the words “China,” ”billion” and “great.” Trump’s tweets often hit the market around lunchtime on the East Coast …
What happens when Trump tweets more than 20 times?
· JPMorgan, meanwhile, created a so-called “Volfefe Index” – a play on Trump’s 2017 “covfefe” Twitter typo – to track market movement in response to …
What time of day does Donald Trump tweet?
· Here is what you need to know on Wednesday, October 7: Markets are trying to stabilize after Trump tweeted support for several measures, contradicting his previous announcement about ending talks …
What are Trump’s tariffs doing to stocks?
The U.S. has gained more than 5.2 trillion dollars in Stock Market Value since Election Day! Also, record business enthusiasm. Donald J. Trump. @realDon… · 16 Oct 17. Since Election Day on …
What is the S&P 500?
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What is event study methodology?
As such, the event study methodology is well suited to inform about the value relevance of events, but does not allow determining the mechanisms that are behind any market response to news. This specific event study examines tweets posted by president Trump that mention a publicly traded company.
Summary
President Trump responded to retaliatory tariffs from China and to Powell’s Jackson Hole speech with fervor.
Intro
Markets were already keyed up for a big Friday, absent any retaliatory tariffs from China or tweets from the President.
Market Impact
Good comment, jjstation; certainly that’s been the overall storyline for stocks over the last decade. Buy every dip. This time could turn out to be no different. Markets other stocks are being affected in material ways.
Conclusion
Whether you love him or hate him, President Trump is trying to marshall any and all support towards renegotiating – frankly rebalancing – trade with China. This is not an easy task, as the Chinese do have an ability that American politicians simply don’t have to pull levers and issue directives.