Friday, May 15, 2026

Market Today -- Trump's Visit To China -- May 15, 2026

Locator: 50821CHINA.

Personal portfolio:

  • I expected a loss of as much as 2% when I saw the price of oil and the market indices at the open;
  • in fact, my portfolio closed the day down 0.35% which I consider a huge win

Trump's trip to China:

  • at best I thought Trump might break even;
  • I assumed Trump was going to come away worse than he did
  • nightly news reporting: networks seemed to have trouble coming up with negative stories
  • mostly a break-even trip;
  • I expected much, much worse.
  • in the big scheme of things: a nothing-burger.  

Taiwan:

  • if done like Hong Kong, Trump seems to exude a willingness to support Number Eleven
  • quick: who's the elected leader of Taiwan?