Markets and Politics Don’t Mix

I first saw this study presented at a conference of the Market Technicians Association in 1990 or so by the brilliant Jim Bianco of Bianco Research. Now it looks like a couple of academics have picked up on it. Mark Hulbert reports that the stock market does worse when Congress is in session. Thank goodness Congress will be in recess shortly!

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