There is an old Chinese curse that warns, "May you live in interesting times." It's certainly an apt quote for the times we are living in now, as the Trump administration seems determined to remake the U.

US stocks soared Wednesday, but the S&P 500 is still trying to climb out of a slump instigated by President Donald Trump’s trade war.

Stocks have rallied hard for most of this week, as investors have grown less pessimistic about both President Trump's tariff war and the risks to central-bank independence. Here is a breakdown of how the market has bounced since Monday.