rang the bell to begin trading on the stock market in the morning.
The atmosphere was joyous. In addition to the president-elect recently winning Time Person of the Year, the stock market, which was already rising sharply, has reached all-time highs since his election.
The visit served as a reminder to Trump of the importance he places on market opinion, as he has made few public appearances since winning the election last month.
It remains to be seen, though, if history will view his appearance as a death knell or as the perfectly timed sign of yet another economic boom.
According to Jerome Powell, the head of the US central bank, Trump will take office with a US economy that is the envy of many other nations.
