Trump vs. the Dollar: Why Investors Are Right to Be Nervous

The post-election lull on Wall Street looks set to end. After all the excitement of October and November — FBI headlines, President-elect Trump's surprise win and the historic "Make America Great Again" market surge to new highs — stocks have gone exactly nowhere over the last five weeks. It's best seen in the reversal underway in the U.S. dollar, which soared triumphantly in the wake of Trump's victory.