At the beginning of this year, investors still had high expectations of 'Trumponomics'. The new American president would give the economy an extra boost with substantial investments in infrastructure (The Mexican Wall) and tax cuts. BusinessInsider.nl reports this.
But Trump appears to have entered a political quagmire as new revelations continue to surface about Russian connections of close associates — up to son Donald Jr.
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Faith in Trump's decisiveness as an economic policymaker has taken a knock, analyst Richard Clarida of bond giant Pimco points out on CNBC.
Weak dollar
All this also has an effect on the attractiveness of the United States for foreign investors. The recent weakness of the dollar, according to the Pimco strategist, is partly the result of a 'Trump discount' – the US president would not be good for confidence in the dollar.
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