Trump promised a new "golden age" for the U.S. But his first 100 days in office have left the economy looking tarnished, with data showing the economy contracted in the first three months of the year.

The U.S. economy shrank 0.3% from January through March, first drop in three years. It was slowed by a surge in imports as companies in the United States tried to bring in foreign goods before President Donald Trump imposed massive tariffs.

The president’s turnover of the economic order has unleashed changes that could prove lasting, because other countries will adjust.

President Donald Trump’s first 100 days have coincided with the stock market’s third-worst start to any presidency in US history, only behind Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. The US stock market soared after Trump’s reelection in November on hopes his administration would unleash a pro-business boom.

U.S. stocks closed out Donald Trump’s first 100 days back in the Oval Office on a sour note, with the president’s trade policies taking the blame for derailing a thriving market and stoking fears the world’s largest economy could slip toward recession.

Stocks have swung wildly during President Trump's first 100 days, with the White House's unpredictable tariff policies leaving companies and investors unsure about the economic outlook. Treasury yields and the dollar have declined as recession risks have increased and global investors have soured on U.