The backlash is underway. Back in August Donald Trump surprised the business world by using his Twitter account to launch a review of moving US markets from quarterly to six-monthly reporting. For many this was the most enlightened stance Trump has taken since becoming president of the US. Trump’s tweet suggested that ridding companies of their three-monthly quarterly reporting obligations would help generate jobs. The big guns are now beginning to emerge to make the counter-argument: quarterly reporting is good. It’s worth reviewing what they have to say.