The president-elect follows the markets closely.
Since Election Day, a great deal of financial analysis has been devoted to one central question: How will the new Trump administration affect the markets?
But another important question isn’t being asked as frequently: To what extent can the markets serve as a check on the power of the president?
Given this vacuum, it’s reasonable to wonder whether the markets will play an outsize role.
Yes, in a tenuous and unpredictable way, the markets are likely to influence the next administration’s decision-making and, occasionally, serve as a check on some of Mr. Trump’s most immoderate behavior.
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