President Donald Trump participates in a ceremony marking the launch of “Trump Accounts,” new government-backed investment accounts for children. Multiple outlets report that Trump rings the opening bell for both the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and Nasdaq from the Oval Office, an event described as the first time the opening bell is rung from the White House for the joint start of trading. The launch follows an official rollout by the U.S. Treasury Department, with sources noting the accounts were launched on July 4. Bloomberg reports that the government will contribute $1,000 to the accounts of children born between 2025 and 2028. The event is attended by senior government officials and other participants, including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent; at least one report also includes Sen. Ted Cruz and tech billionaire Michael Dell and his wife Susan Dell. Coverage also frames the initiative as part of a broader effort to link policy discussions to retirement or investment themes ahead of upcoming political contests, while sticking to the ceremony’s focus on the accounts and the bell-ringing at the start of U.S. market trading.