Wall Street and Trump: Why Could Markets Get a Scare?

Key vocabulary

• sustom.

  scare, fright, shock

  “Wall Street puede tener un susto hasta final de año.”— Wall Street could get a scare before the end of the year.

  Pattern dar un susto to get a fright

  Compare miedo fear

  Plural: sustos

  💡 From the verb asustar (to frighten); in the stock market it often metaphorically refers to a sudden drop.

• mandatom.

  term, mandate, tenure

  “Los expertos comparan el segundo mandato de Donald Trump con el primero.”— Experts compare Donald Trump's second term with his first.

  Pattern primer mandato first term

  Compare periodo period

  Plural: mandatos

  💡 From Latin mandatum, meaning a commission or command; in politics it often refers to a presidential term.

• alcanzarv.

  to reach, to hit

  “La Bolsa de Nueva York alcanzó su máximo de ese año.”— The New York Stock Exchange reached its high for that year.

  Pattern alcanzar un máximo to reach a high point

  Compare llegar a to arrive at

  Conjugation: alcanzo, alcanzas, alcanza...

  💡 Root al- + canza, originally meaning 'to chase', extended to mean 'to reach'.

• subidaf.

  rise, increase, climb

  “El ciclo de subidas de tipos de la Reserva Federal cambió la situación.”— The Federal Reserve's cycle of rate hikes changed the situation.

  Pattern subida de tipos rate hike

  Compare aumento increase

  Plural: subidas

  💡 From the verb subir (to rise); in economic news it often refers to an increase in interest rates or prices.

• inversorm.

  investor

  “Muchos inversores perdieron dinero.”— Many investors lost money.

  Pattern inversor extranjero foreign investor

  Compare accionista shareholder

  Plural: inversores; feminine: inversora

  💡 From inversión (investment), referring to a person who puts in money.

• analistam./f.

  analyst

  “Algunos analistas creen que la historia puede repetirse.”— Some analysts believe history may repeat itself.

  Pattern analista financiero financial analyst

  Compare experto expert

  Plural: analistas

  💡 From análisis (analysis), referring to a person who does analysis work.

• resultadom.

  result, outcome

  “Los resultados electorales son claves para el futuro de la Bolsa.”— Election results are key to the future of the stock market.

  Pattern resultado electoral election result

  Compare consecuencia consequence

  Plural: resultados

  💡 From the verb resultar (to produce a result); in elections it often refers to the voting result.

• nerviosoadj.

  nervous, anxious, jittery

  “Muchos inversores están nerviosos.”— Many investors are nervous.

  Pattern estar nervioso to feel nervous

  Compare inquieto uneasy

  Feminine: nerviosa; plural: nerviosos

  💡 From nervio (nerve), describing a tense emotional state.

• sufrirv.

  to suffer, to endure

  “Wall Street puede sufrir otro susto como en 2018.”— Wall Street could suffer another scare like in 2018.

  Pattern sufrir un susto to get a fright

  Compare padecer to suffer

  Conjugation: sufro, sufres, sufre...

  💡 From Latin sufferre, meaning to endure pain or difficulty.

Grammar spotlight

Sentence patterns to steal

• Wall Street puede tener un susto hasta final de año.

  Wall Street may get a scare before the end of the year.

  Subject + puede + infinitive + hasta + timeYou can replace the subject (e.g. El mercado), the verb (e.g. caer), and the time expression (e.g. final de mes).

• Los expertos comparan el segundo mandato de Donald Trump con el primero.

  Experts compare Donald Trump's second term with his first.

  Subject + comparar + A + con + BYou can replace the things being compared, e.g. comparar la situación actual con la de 2018.

• Algunos analistas creen que la historia puede repetirse.

  Some analysts believe that history may repeat itself.

  Algunos + noun + creen que + clauseYou can replace the subject (e.g. Muchos inversores) and the content of the clause.

• La política de tipos de interés y los resultados electorales son claves para el futuro de la Bolsa.

  Interest rate policy and election results are key to the future of the stock market.

  A y B son claves para + nounYou can replace A and B with other factors, e.g. la inflación y el empleo.

• No saben si vender sus acciones antes de final de año o esperar.

  They don't know whether to sell their shares before the end of the year or wait.

  No saber si + infinitive + o + infinitiveYou can replace the two actions, e.g. comprar o vender.