Biden Loses A Little More Ground To Trump And Obama

All 3 stock indexes ended Wednesday with small gains after another relatively quiet day on the US stock market. The Nasdaq and S&P were up 0.14% each, while the Dow Jones gained 0.07%.

The Dow’s gains under the presidency of Joe Biden continue to inch closer to 12%, while the S&P’s are nearing 11%. The Nasdaq has done less well but is still more than 4% up since inauguration day on January 20th.

Table showing the state of key economic metrics during the presidency of Joe Biden as of June 2nd 2021

Biden has lost further ground in his comparison with Donald Trump. Biden’s leads on the Dow and S&P have reduced by a couple of tenths of a percent. Trump, meanwhile, has seen his lead on the Nasdaq widen by almost 1% to nearing 10%.

Table comparing the performance of the major stock indexes during the first 134 days of the presidencies of Joe Biden and Donald Trump

Biden has also lost a small amount of ground on all 3 indexes in his comparison with Barack Obama. The changes vary from less than a tenth of a percent on the S&P to more than a third of a percent in Obama’s favor on the Nasdaq comparison.

Table comparing the performance of the major stock indexes during the first 134 days of the presidencies of Joe Biden and Barack Obama

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