The U.S. president has reportedly asked advisers about buying the north Atlantic country on several occasions. : President Trump has been pressing the Fed to help head off a feared economic slowdown, but it's not clear the central bank has the ammunition. Stocks opened sharply higher Friday, resuming its rebound from the massive sell-off earlier in the week, as Wall Street nears the end of another tumultuous week. "Recessions are always inevitable, the only question is: 'When?'" says Ray Dalio, founder of the world's largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates.