Will President Donald Trump's New Sweeping Tariffs Cause a Stock Market Crash? History Couldn't Be any Clearer.

The last two-plus years have been paradise for optimists on Wall Street. Since the start of 2023, the iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), widely followed S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), and growth stock-inspired Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) have respectively increased in value by 35%, 58%, and 89%, as of the closing bell on Feb. 6.There is a slew of catalysts lifting the broader market higher, including the rise of artificial intelligence, strong corporate earnings, a decline in the prevailing rate of inflation, and more than a dozen high-profile companies announcing stock splits last year.But perhaps nothing has been more influential for the stock market over the last three months than Donald Trump's election night victory. During Trump's first term in the White House, the Dow Jones, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite respectively rose by 57%, 70%, and 142%.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool