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What Trump can achieve without approval from a Democratic-led Congress

What Trump can achieve without approval from a Democratic-led Congress
MarketWatch Wednesday 04 November 2026, 17:13 UTC By Robert Schroeder 1 min read
Key Points

The president will have plenty of power to move markets by himself.

The president will have plenty of power to move markets by himself.
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