US presidential election in focus for financial markets, company news and geopolitics
Stock market news
• The election jitters have finally reached the market. Harris' chances have improved in recent days and uncertainty about who will win has returned to the market this morning. Recall that over the past few weeks, investors have been convinced that Trump will win, which was considered good for stocks and the USD and bad for bonds.
• Early moves on Monday were in currencies as the dollar took a hit from a new Iowa poll showing Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris ahead of Republican Donald Trump. That was enough to send the dollar down 0.9% against the yen...