The Way Forward

Honestly, I think there is much better understanding of this than there was, say, prior to the Great Recession. There is also greater acceptance of the idea that market fluctuations are more-less decoupled from politics and major news events, the exceptions being major news events that impact the price of some commodity or shipping, or economic disturbance in another major nation, or something tangibly related to currencies.

I don't mind that Trump conflates market performance and economy because millions of Americans do invest and none of those who do want to see markets plummet under Trump (although it's likely to happen at some point).