Trump is considering capital gains relief ahead of the midterm elections, including inflation-indexing of capital gains and raising the home-sale exclusion (currently $250,000 individual / $500,000 married). Indexing would tax only real gains — e.g., a 50% nominal gain with 20% inflation taxed only on the residual real appreciation — effectively lowering the tax burden on long-term holdings of equities, real estate and businesses and likely supporting asset prices and trading activity. Larry Kud

Trump is considering capital gains relief ahead of the midterm elections, including inflation-indexing of capital gains and raising the home-sale exclusion (currently $250,000 individual / $500,000 married). Indexing would tax only real gains — e.g., a 50% nominal gain with 20% inflation taxed only on the residual real appreciation — effectively lowering the tax burden on long-term holdings of equities, real estate and businesses and likely supporting asset prices and trading activity. Larry Kudlow publicly promoted the idea in July. These are policy signals, not law: direct rate changes or expanded exclusions require congressional legislation, and any administrative inflation-indexing would face substantial legal challenge.