What is the “Trump Effect?” The lightly challenged ascendancy of Republican front runner Donald Trump to capture his party’s nod to potentially face Democratic front runner Hillary Clinton in an election nine months away could create investment market volatility, various institutional research reports say. But it is economic factors and not Trump that are currently having the most significant impact on market movement, say other reports. ICBC international research is watching relations with China and the currency relative to a potential Trump presidency Perhaps the most significant market event that might arise out of a Trump presidency – which many…
What Is The "Trump Effect" On Markets? It Could Be Good For Gold, Bad For China
Mark Melin
Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.