The US stock market has had a bumpy ride since United States President Donald Trump’s election in November.
After hitting record highs in the aftermath of Trump’s victory, US stocks have shed trillions of dollars amid his dizzying back-and-forth announcements on tariffs and growing fears of a recession.
While Trump has played down the turbulence as a temporary “period of transition” on the road to a stronger economy, supporters and critics of the US president alike have speculated without evidence that he may be trying to crash the stock market on purpose.
What is happening with the US stock market?
Trump’s vacillating economic policies have created uncertainty – something investors famously dislike.
The benchmark S&P500, which tracks the performance of 500 of the biggest US firms, has lost nearly $5 trillion in value from its February 19 peak.
On March 10, the tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 4 percent – its worst single-day…
