{"id":92146,"date":"2026-05-07T07:29:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-07T06:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/?p=92146"},"modified":"2026-05-07T08:04:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T07:04:28","slug":"is-trump-manoeuvring-markets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.taxresearch.org.uk\/Blog\/2026\/05\/07\/is-trump-manoeuvring-markets\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Trump manoeuvring markets?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I liked this tweet posted on X yesterday<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Is Trump manoeuvring markets with his announcements?<\/p>\n

You bet he is.<\/p>\n

And the sad fact is, they fall for it, time after time.<\/p>\n

So, who is the bigger fool? I leave that to you to decide.<\/p>\n

But what needs to be said is we need to cut through the bullshit when it comes to this war (which it is, despite Trump's regime's denials) and look at the reality of what is happening, which is a descent into chaos at ever-growing speed, the consequences of which are going to impact us for a long time to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I liked this tweet posted on X yesterday: Is Trump manoeuvring markets with his announcements? You bet he is. And the sad fact is, they
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