The 45th president’s term ends today, putting a fork in one of the most turbulent periods in American history to rest. As the nation prepares for the the Biden era, whatever that means, let’s take a quick look at how markets fared through Donald’s tenure, based on a set of exchange traded funds.
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Daily Archives: January 20, 2021
Macro Briefing: 20 January 2021
* Washington under tight security for today’s Biden inauguration ceremony
* Biden plans blizzard of executive orders to reverse Trump policies
* Yellen, next Treasury Secretary, promotes sweeping stimulus package
* Treasury nominee Yellen: US can afford higher corporate tax rate
* UK annual inflation picks up to 0.6% in Dec but still well below BoE’s 2% target
* Eurozone annual inflation remained negative in December at -0.3%
* Eurozone is capping bond yields–with a European twist
* US Treasury market’s 5-year implied inflation forecast rises to 3yr high: 2.12%: