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Trump's Stock Market Is Great, But Rest of the World Is Greater

Published 28/10/2017, 04:56 am
© Bloomberg. Pedestrians walk in front of an electronic stock board outside a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014. Japanis Topix index headed for its biggest drop in eight months after the yen surged against the dollar as investors shunned risk assets amid concern about the global economic outlook.

(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump likes to boast about how well the U.S. stock market’s done during his term. What he doesn’t mention is that the rest of the world has gotten richer, faster at the same time.

American equities are now worth $28.4 trillion, having swelled by almost $3 trillion since he took office in January, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

But they’ve lost ground against the rest of the world.

All stocks across the globe are valued at $89.9 trillion. U.S. shares make up only 31.6 percent of that total. That’s the lowest proportion since November 2011, or a few months after the U.S. flirted with default. And it’s sunk from the 11-year high of 38.3 percent set in December under then-President Barack Obama.© Bloomberg. Pedestrians walk in front of an electronic stock board outside a securities firm in Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014. Japanis Topix index headed for its biggest drop in eight months after the yen surged against the dollar as investors shunned risk assets amid concern about the global economic outlook.

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