Trump takes a victory lap on stock market's record high in an early-morning tweet

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March 2, 2017 1:16 PM

President Donald Trump used Twitter on Thursday morning to celebrate the recent record high in the stock market.

President Donald Trump.

President Donald Trump used Twitter on Thursday morning to revel in the highs for the stock market and consumer confidence that have been set over the past few days.

"Since November 8th, Election Day, the Stock Market has posted $3.2 trillion in GAINS and consumer confidence is at a 15 year high. Jobs!" Trump tweeted.

The tweets echo Trump's speech to the joint session of Congress on Tuesday night in which he said, "The stock market has gained almost $3 trillion in value since the election on November 8, a record."

The Dow Jones industrial average cracked through 21,000 on its way to a record-high close on Wednesday. The index jumped to 21,000 from 20,000 in just 24 trading days, tying the record for the fastest move between two 1,000-point landmarks.

Analysts cited Trump's statements endorsing lower corporate taxes and infrastructure investments as part of the reason for the 303-point pop in the Dow on Wednesday.

Trump, in the tweet, also mentioned the increase in the Conference Board's Consumer Confidence index, which ticked up to 114.8 for the month of February. It now sits at its highest level since July 2001.

While these are useful indicators of enthusiasm in the economy, recent hard data — or data measuring actual economic activity — has been mixed as retail sales and job gains have been strong while construction spending, pending home sales, and vehicle sales have been weak.

It remains to be seen whether the enthusiasm for Trump's economic agenda has translated into improved growth.

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