Forget trade — here’s the real risk to the stock market
April 05, 2018 at 11:38 AM EDT
Over the past several weeks, policy uncertainty has been the biggest driver of moves in the U.S. stock market, with investors fretting that protectionist measures pushed by President Donald Trump could escalate into a trade war, or that recent issues surrounding internet companies could herald a more aggressive regulatory environment against some of the economy’s biggest names.