Did Donald Trump contribute to the crash in share prices in his first week?

Send us Fan MailDid Donald Trump contribute to the crash in share prices in his first week?As Donald Trump’s first week of his second term as President came to an end, the Chinese A.I. company DeepSeek sent the stock markets plunging with claims of matching leading chatbots with substantially lower computer chip costs.https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/business/us-stock-market-deepseek-ai-sp500-nvidia.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShareThe President’s reaction was robust: “The release of DeepSeek, AI from a Chinese company, should be a wake-up call for our industries that we need to be laser-focused on competing to win.”https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/28/first-thing-donald-trump-calls-chinas-deepseek-ai-chatbot-a-wake-up-callInfluential AI reporter Karen Hao suggests a possible connection between Trump’s announcement and the Market reaction illustrating basic weaknesses in the current assumptions about AI development.Stay up-to-date with all of Tudor's podcasts, blogs and current affairs commentary by signing up to our newsletter! Email [email protected] to sign up!Follow Tudor on Twitter @TudortweetFollow Tudor's blogs:everydaycreativity.ukleaderswedeserve.wordpress.com