FX Traders Find Trump’s First 100 Days Are Good for Business

  • Headlines generated by POTUS jolt market, CLS data show
  • One example: Volumes surged Jan. 31 on currency remarks

Trent Lott, Tom Daschle Evaluate Trump's First 100 Days

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President Donald Trump has given the $5.1-trillion-day currency market a shot in the arm.

During his first 100 days in office, the U.S. leader’s pronouncements on trade, taxes and foreign policy have tended to generate a burst of activity in the world’s biggest financial market.