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IronLionZion

(45,433 posts) Sun Jan 20, 2019, 06:13 PM Jan 2019

From Reagan to Trump: Here's how stocks performed under each president

https://www.cnn.com/interactive/2019/business/stock-market-by-president/index.html

President Donald Trump has repeatedly held up the stock market as one of his preferred scorecards of his administration’s policies.

Sunday marks the two-year anniversary of Trump’s inauguration. The S&P 500 is up nearly 18% over that time frame. Going back to Ronald Reagan, that’s the second best performance in a president’s first two years in office.

How the markets will stack up during the rest of his presidency remains to be seen. CNN Business will update this tracker periodically.

I can't link the images here but there are some great graphs and tables at the link that Trump supporters won't like. Bush supporters too. Obama's bull market has become Trump steaks, well done with ketchup.

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From Reagan to Trump: Here's how stocks performed under each president (Original Post) IronLionZion Jan 2019 OP

If you want to live like a Republican, elect a Democrat. MrScorpio Jan 2019 #1

And don't elect a guy who has gone bankrupt numerous times Rhiannon12866 Jan 2019 #2

Trump sez if we impeach him Turbineguy Jan 2019 #3

the numbers for 2 years Hermit-The-Prog Jan 2019 #4

Add an offset year and it is even worse rufus dog Jan 2019 #5

Investors who bet that a businessman in the White House would translate into strong returns IronLionZion Jan 2019 #6

I hope someone explains this to individual 1. LiberalFighter Jan 2019 #7

GREAT graphic. Thank you! Squinch Jan 2019 #8

Why did they start at Reagan? former9thward Jan 2019 #9

MrScorpio

(73,631 posts)

1. If you want to live like a Republican, elect a Democrat.

Reply to IronLionZion (Original post)

Sun Jan 20, 2019, 06:17 PM

Jan 2019

Rhiannon12866

(205,246 posts)

2. And don't elect a guy who has gone bankrupt numerous times

Reply to IronLionZion (Original post)

Sun Jan 20, 2019, 07:01 PM

Jan 2019

To head the largest economy on the planet.

Turbineguy

(37,322 posts)

3. Trump sez if we impeach him

Reply to IronLionZion (Original post)

Sun Jan 20, 2019, 07:04 PM

Jan 2019

the markets will collapse. It looks like it will make no difference.

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,331 posts)

4. the numbers for 2 years

Reply to IronLionZion (Original post)

Sun Jan 20, 2019, 07:05 PM

Jan 2019

From the article:

Ronald Reagan
+11%

George H.W. Bush
+16%

Bill Clinton
+7%

George W. Bush
-33%

Barack Obama
+59%

Donald Trump
+18%

rufus dog

(8,419 posts)

5. Add an offset year and it is even worse

Reply to IronLionZion (Original post)

Sun Jan 20, 2019, 07:10 PM

Jan 2019

That is, don't assign the year the President (or pResident) is inaugurated to the new President. Budget, legislation of the new Pres not in effect so the year should belong to the previous.

Also you can take it back to Teddie Roosevelt and the result is consistent. The repukes suck.

Now, I have given detailed stats to a handful of repukes, in each case, they refuse to admit the stats are accurate.

IronLionZion

(45,433 posts)

6. Investors who bet that a businessman in the White House would translate into strong returns

Reply to IronLionZion (Original post)

Sun Jan 20, 2019, 07:23 PM

Jan 2019

Investors who bet that a businessman in the White House would translate into strong returns were badly disappointed during President George W. Bush’s presidency.

Some people never learn. And they keep being disappointed.