This year is looking full of economic danger for US president Donald Trump. And the markets are wobbly, with investors now starting to look for reasons to sell, rather than ones to buy. And now the weekend attack on Iran will test investor nerves furtherTrump’s economic agenda has been contradictory and dangerous from day one – but despite this the economy has ticked along and share prices have headed generally higher. He will hope that it can also support the US stock market, which he seems to see as a key marker. But perhaps the most interesting point was the negative response on US markets, with share prices of companies seen as most exposed to AI, such as software firms, falling rapidly.

Source: The Irish Times March 01, 2026 08:20 UTC