U.S. administration

Authored by A Z Mohamed via The Gatestone Institute,

Submitted by Gary Evans of Global Macro Monitor

In our latest post, Beware Shorting Impeachments,  we noted:

Bad things tend to happen in the world when the U.S. administration is distracted and looks weakened by political scandal.  And, believe us, there is a legion of bad things out there just waiting to happen, all of which are stock market negative.  – Global Macro Monitor

Global shares were mixed, equity futures, the dollar and crude rose as investors focused their attention on today's inauguration of Donald Trump as U.S. president. While the early tone is well bid, some traders anticipate a volatile session, with speculation that a bout of "sell the inauguration" could cap the aging Trump rally, which started with his inauguration.