But the partisan Democrats keep telling us it’s a lie!
Seemingly indifferent to the chaos and belying many experts’ predictions, stock markets had their best year since 2013, with the closely watched Dow Jones industrial average ending 2017 up a staggering 25 percent.
The steady rise has generated trillions in gains for investors as Wall Street banked on strong corporate profits, global economic strength and Republican efforts – led by President Donald Trump – to cut business taxes and curb regulations.
Many analysts say it is unlikely that 2018 will match this year’s performance, though there is little consensus on how and when a pullback might occur. A sell-off could be triggered by the shock of some unforeseen global event, a trade war, a rise in inflation, or a jump in interest rates that remain at historic lows. For now, though, events that might once have spooked the market don’t seem to have the same effect.