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Do you think the GOP's assault on the rule of law is spooking the markets ? (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2018 OP
Indubitably. Hugin Feb 2018 #1
Yes, they see Trumpy going down and an end to regulation gutting. n/t FSogol Feb 2018 #2
No, what's spooking them is how inept the assault is. lagomorph777 Feb 2018 #3
No, but I do like that framing. herding cats Feb 2018 #4
They are spooked by the uncertainty of a flailing Trump marylandblue Feb 2018 #5
I think the potential of rising interest rates is the chief culprit in the Dow drop Best_man23 Feb 2018 #6

lagomorph777

(30,613 posts)
3. No, what's spooking them is how inept the assault is.
Fri Feb 2, 2018, 05:20 PM
Feb 2018

By releasing the memo his staff wrote, without proofreading it, Pres. Turd has destroyed any hope he might have had of hurting FBI credibility.

And the markets realize their Dear Leader is now toast.

herding cats

(19,564 posts)
4. No, but I do like that framing.
Fri Feb 2, 2018, 05:24 PM
Feb 2018

I like it so much I'll use it with the RW people I know who don't understand the market and its trends. They always used bogus facts when Obama was in office after all.

marylandblue

(12,344 posts)
5. They are spooked by the uncertainty of a flailing Trump
Fri Feb 2, 2018, 05:24 PM
Feb 2018

Will he set off a constitutional crisis? Did he already start it? Let the government shutdown again? Blow up North Korea? Or just send a really nasty tweet?

Market hates uncertainty.

Best_man23

(4,898 posts)
6. I think the potential of rising interest rates is the chief culprit in the Dow drop
Fri Feb 2, 2018, 05:39 PM
Feb 2018

That, and the LONG overdue need for a correction. The market was down triple digits before the Nunes turd dropped in the punch bowl.

If we want to chalk the market pullback to something the tRump cabal has directly done, I would point a finger at the tax scam and the report that the drop in revenue is forcing the government to raise the debt ceiling much sooner than previously forecast.

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