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The Guardian - US
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George Chidi

Trump rings New York Stock Exchange bell to mark first trading day for ‘Trump accounts’

a man in a suit rings a bell
Donald Trump rings the opening bell for the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington DC on Monday. Photograph: Mark Schiefelbein/AP

Donald Trump rang the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq from the White House to mark the first trading day for Trump accounts, a government initiative that provides children with a $1,000 investment account.

The US president hosted leaders from the NYSE and the Nasdaq stock exchange at the Oval Office for a press conference on Monday morning. It is the first joint opening of the exchanges, and the first time the bell had been rung at the White House.

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