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Why Biden, Trump will skirt this pressing issue in the debate

With polls suggesting the US presidential race will be very close, both candidates will try to steer clear of discussing ways to rein in the massive US budget deficit.

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Investors are being forced to shift their attention towards politics, with US President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump on Thursday set to engage in a highly anticipated head-to-head confrontation, in what will be the earliest presidential debate in American history.

Donald Trump and Joe Biden.

All eyes will be on Thursday’s debate between US President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump.  AP

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