{
  "id": 8418147,
  "title": "Will There Be a Stock Market Crash in Year 6 of Donald Trump's Presidency? One Historically Flawless Metric Paints a Worrisome Picture.",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/will-there-be-a-stock-market-crash-in-year-6-of-donald-trumps",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-19T08:06:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Motley Fool",
    "slug": "motley-fool",
    "url": "https://www.fool.com/investing/2026/09/19/will-there-be-stock-market-crash-year-6-donald-trump-presidency-historically-flawless-metric-paints-worrisome-picture/?source=iedfolrf0000001"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The stock market has thrived during President Donald Trump's six-year tenure, with broad-market indexes like the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite posting notably higher average annual returns compared to presidents of the past, according to historical data. The Trump administration's policies, including the signing of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in December 2017, have directly contributed to this positive trend by permanently lowering the corporate income tax rate from 35% to 21%. This change allowed businesses to retain more of their earnings, subsequently resulting in record S&P 500 share buybacks in 2025. Despite the seemingly flawless performance, the current Bull market may encounter its most significant challenge yet, as the recently outlined metric raises concerns about a potential stock market crash.",
  "summary": "When investors’ willingness to take risks rapidly rises, look out below.",
  "key_points": [
    "Stock market thrived during Trump's six-year tenure",
    "Tax Cuts and Jobs Act lowered corporate tax rate to 21%",
    "Bull market faces potential challenge due to new metric"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Nasdaq Markets",
        "title": "Will There Be a Stock Market Crash in Year 6 of Donald Trump's Presidency? One Historically Flawless Metric Paints a Worrisome Picture.",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/will-there-be-a-stock-market-crash-in-year-6-of-donald-trumps-8425792",
        "published": "2026-09-19T08:26:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}