http://www.cnbc.com/2017/04/25/us-markets.html
Nasdaq breaks above 6,000 for the first time on strong earnings; Dow jumps more than 150 points
Making America great again!
This is good. While Trump really hasn't done anything to directly impact this. He has been talking pro business and it is showing. So far, the DJI has grown 5.7% during the Trump presidency. In comparison, at this point in the Obama presidency, the DJI grew by 2.1%; however, that was after an initial 11.7% loss when the market had bottomed out from the previous year's losses one month into the Obama Admin. So, between month one and month three (Feb - Apr 2009), there was 13.8% of growth in the market. By month four of Obama, there was a net gain of 6.2%.
So, while 5.7% net growth is a good thing, it's not anything to write home about. Especially considering there was 13.8% of growth between month two and month four of the previous administration.
Interesting graphs here...
http://www.macrotrends.net/2481/stock-market-performance-by-president
DJI Net Growth Three Months In...
Trump 5.7%
Obama 2.1%
Bush 43 -1.4%
Clinton 3.6%
Bush 41 3.3%
Reagan 5.3%
DJI Net Growth Entire Term...
Trump TBD
Obama 148.3%
Bush 43 -26.5%
Clinton 228.9%
Bush 41 41.3%
Reagan 147.3%