For The First Time Since The Election, More Americans Think The Economy Is Getting Worse Than Better

Over the past couple of weeks, Donald Trump has demonstrated palpable concern for the state of the US economy, in a kind of "The president doth protest too much, methinks", kind of way. Not a day goes by without a tweet or a soundbite emanating from the president or his advisers, who all uniformly insist that the economy is strong. This has turned into something of a tragicomedy - their incessant boasting is seemingly undermining their own narrative by raising questions in the minds of market p