Earlier this month, Democrats sounded the alarm on concerns that Trump or those around him engaged in insider trading after he posted that it was a “GREAT TIME TO BUY” on April 9. Hours later, Trump announced that he would be suspending most tariffs, prompting the stock market to jump up.

Trump's comments came in response to criticism by Democrats that some officials provided updates to traders and financial execs.

Wall Street responded positively to the de-escalation, with equity index futures surging nearly 2% when trading resumed on Tuesday evening. This came after President Donald Trump stepped back from his threats to dismiss Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell,

Trump again lashed out at Powell on his Truth Social, calling the Fed chair "a major loser" and demanding he lower interest rates "NOW." The stock market, which had begun to calm from tariff-induced panic,

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has kept interest rates too high and that he might call the central bank chief.