The Lower House has voted in favour to impeach US president Trump on two accounts earlier today
- US President Trump has been impeached for abuse of power
- US President Trump has been impeached also for obstructing Congress
He is certainly not having a good day but it isn't the end of the world for Trump, not even close in fact. The House of Representatives (Lower House) may have voted to impeach him on the two accounts above but it will not happen unless Senate also votes similarly.
And to that note, it is extremely unlikely to happen especially since the Republicans still hold a majority there and 2/3 votes are needed for the impeachment charges to succeed.
If you're wondering why markets aren't reacting to the news, that is the main reason why. Greg also gave a bit of an overview of the situation yesterday here.
The Democrats themselves know how this can all play out in the new year, which is leading to the suggestion that they may just prolong the process of passing things over to Congress - in hopes that the impeachment news will brew and bubble up among the public.
That said, it shouldn't make much difference to markets unless this spills over to damage Trump's election chances - which is also seen as unlikely at this stage.
So in short, Trump is one step closer to actually being impeached but it is almost certainly still not going to happen. As you were..