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Markets should be afraid of whoever wins the US election
Donald Trump wants a say in monetary policy, and Kamala Harris is flirting with economic populism. Markets are right to be jumpy ahead of November’s election.
Chris GilesGlobal stock markets have just enjoyed their strongest week since November as investors cast aside their recession and yen exchange rate concerns of early August.
Very little of substance changed to generate the recovery or, indeed, the crash at the start of the month. Apart from thin northern hemisphere summer markets, what this demonstrates is deep uncertainty over the global post-pandemic economy and the prospects ahead.
Financial Times
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