Rathbones' Stick on the UK companies benefiting from Trump-induced trends

'Aggressive optimism'

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The depth of vision in President Donald Trump's 280-character policy statements seems as shallow as a puddle most days.

And yet, despite my instinctive aversion to this macho and bombastic form of government by Twitter, some longer-term trends seem to be emerging.  This is not to say I agree with his policies or that he is a force for good in the world. But we live in a modern age where the Silicon Valley mantra of "move fast and break things" has moved into the public sector. Maybe that is the key. Republicans can campaign at the mid-terms by saying: "Look at the stockmarket; look at record low unemployment, strong GDP growth and we are standing our ground against China and the G7." The Big Questio...

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