Trump Catapults S&P To Record High With Trade Remarks

Donald Trump did his best to juice US stocks to record highs on Monday morning with a couple of soundbites delivered to reporters just prior to leaving for Chicago, a city he's variously maligned as a "war zone", among other derisive labels. Commenting on the "Phase One" trade deal with China on which the market is hanging its proverbial hat, Trump echoed remarks from his advisers in expressing optimism, although he wasn't very eloquent about it. "We’re a little bit ahead of schedule, probab