'Trumponomics'. . . or 'trumpery'?

IF YOU were to look up "Trumponomics" in online investment website Investopedia, this is what you'd find: "Trumponomics describes the economic policies of US President Donald Trump, who won the November 8, 2016 presidential election on the back of bold economic promises to cut personal and corporate taxes, restructure trade deals and introduce large fiscal stimulus measures focused on infrastructure and defence".

It goes on to say "Trump was not always clear and consistent about his policies, and when he was, they were often unorthodox enough to have unpredictable consequences . . . A lack of consistency, coupled with an oratorical style that often leaves room …