President Donald Trump holds up a chart of reciprocal tariffs chartPhoto: Chip Somodevilla Getty Images
The dire predictions during President Trump’s first quarter, which included surging inflation and a slowing economy proved mostly wrong.
After his abrupt January start and breakneck pace, Trump shocked the political and economic establishment with DOGE cuts, Liberation Day tariffs (April 2), and mass deportations. The reaction from the investment class was a market dive that didn’t recover until June. But hard numbers reported on inflation and unemployment moved only slightly and the drama and chaos didn’t hold the markets down.
The DOW ended the year up 13 points. The third year of double-digit returns (up 12.9 points in 2024 and 13.7 in 2023). The S&P grew 16 points and the NASDAQ composite up 20, mostly driven by the AI investment boom.
Although the new year promises more foreign and domestic conflict, the market appears to be reasonably optimistic that interest rate and tax cuts and continued AI investment will provide an upbeat early year. But expect churn - four years of record market growth is possible, not probable.
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