With his avowed aim of making America great again, today sees President-Elect Donald J Trump meet with President Barack Obama to begin the gradual transfer of power so that he is ready to be sworn in on 20 January 2017.
What we can expect from his administration and how this will affect American trade, international relations and potentially world stock markets depends on whether President Trump will be different from ‘the campaigner, Donald Trump’.
Trump’s victory speech was conciliatory and his advisers have emphasised the experience of the team he will assemble around him. While this hasn’t stopped some gloomy predictions, you may be interested to read our more detailed analysis here.