Out with the old. The new is in.

I can't say he was particularly gracious.

He ripped a lot of people/groups of people both in the US and outside.

There will be many who agree with him 100%. There will be others who will likely think he certainly is not one who is globally thinking. "Buy America. Hire America" is his two rules.

He put everyone on notice from ISIS, to politicians, to trading partners. It will be interesting times but he sprinted ahead from the get go and the new is in - like it or hate it.

Let the games begin.

The US stock market is lower.

  • S&P is up 3 points now (from up about 9.37)
  • Nasdaq is up 3.813 points (from up 20.13)
  • Dow was up 35 points (from up 95 points).

The dollar is lower a touch. Gold is up a few bucks to 1206.