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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Richard Partington Economics correspondent

Trump versus the bond market: president-elect’s campaign rhetoric puts investors on edge

Empty chairs on the inaugural stand in Washington
Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday may be greeted with some rocky economic news if the president-elect’s tax plans worry investors. Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

Donald Trump’s return to the White House on Monday has the world economy on tenterhooks. Could the 47th US president govern broadly as he did last time, when his most extreme threats were ultimately softened? Or is this time different?

Corporate America’s biggest beasts have cosied up to the president-elect, but there are also serious jitters on Wall Street, amid investor fears that Trump’s most colourful campaign rhetoric will soon become a reality: risking a fresh inflation shock in the world’s largest economy.

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