Wall Street’s love affair with Trump cools as healthcare bill sows welcome doubts
by Guardian Staff from on (#2H3P9)
US president's failure to win backing for his repeal of Obamacare has delivered a dose of reality to the markets
Wall Street's uncritical love affair with Donald Trump is over. For five months, traders have swallowed whole the idea that the president would swiftly get a package of tax cuts through a Republican-dominated Congress, giving a boost to growth and corporate profits in the process.
Yet the first real test of Trump's ability to get lawmakers to do his bidding - the repeal of Obamacare - has been a disaster. The resistance on Capitol Hill has left the financial markets wondering when - and indeed whether - Trump will be able to deliver on his fiscal boost.
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