The stock market dropped nearly 1,200 points Wednesday as investors digested Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s halting explanation of persistent inflation.
But that wasn’t their only worry.
Wall Street traders I speak to are also getting a little shaky that Donald Trump’s economic plans, including his tax-cutting intentions, aren’t being clearly articulated and seriously discussed.
Ditto for deregulation.
Both seem to be taking a back seat to Trump attacking and suing the Des Moines Register for some errant presidential poll.
Throw in some Elon Musk, the smart but famously erratic mega-billionaire and now top adviser to Trump.
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