Morning Bid: Trump's back, so is volatility

Morning Bid: Trump's back, so is volatility

Everything that investors feared about another Donald Trump presidency was proven true in the first hours of day one, and currency traders in particular were left with a case of whiplash. A lack of tariff threats in Trump's inauguration speech was taken as a green light to sell the dollar. The moves mirror the volatility experienced in Trump's first term as Commander-in-Chief, with markets needing to remain on constant alert.