"TACO trade" was coined in May about President Trump's whiplash tariff policies. Here's what it means and why it's ...

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The president’s bold strikes on Iran disproved the TACO theory that Trump Always Chickens Out. But on tariffs, the budget and ...

Democrats are trying to make “TACO” — or “Trump always chickens out”— a new political slogan to get under the president’s skin. But it is not as clever a quip as they think it is, and it creates a ...

The acronym — which stands for Trump Always Chickens Out — was coined by a Financial Times columnist and has since been adopted by traders.

Spread. On May 17th, 2025, Financial Times contributor Katie Martin published a piece titled, "The ‘Taco’ factor has spurred markets higher; The notion that Trump Always Chickens Out on difficult ...

Financial Times columnist Robert Armstrong coined the term Taco trade, an acronym that quickly spread all over Wall Street. Second-guessing the Taco trade. If you have noticed the Taco trade pattern, ...

A new acronym is making waves on Wall Street — and it’s ruffling feathers in the White House. “TACO,” short for “Trump Always Chickens Out,” has become a shorthand among traders for ...

Well, Financial Times columnist Robert Armstrong came up with TACO. He joins us now from New York. Hi there. ROBERT ARMSTRONG: Hi, Mary Louise. It's great to be here. KELLY: Great to have you with us.

The nickname— short for ‘Trump Always Chickens OUT’ — came about from the president’s habit of making tariff threats ...