Global markets at a crossroads leading up to U.S. Election

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Uncertainty and market volatility tend to increase during the run-up to U.S. presidential elections, but the 2020 campaign seems more divisive than usual. Given the binary nature of the U.S.

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Where did the Trump trade go? Eaton Vance looks at reasons why the Trump trade has faltered

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The markets showed a clear pattern in the weeks following President Donald Trump’s election victory: stocks rallied, Treasury yields rose and the U.S. dollar strengthened. Some investors and commentators called

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Market response to Trump’s speech doesn’t change policymaking realities

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The market’s overwhelmingly favorable reaction to President Trump’s first speech to a joint session of Congress was not necessarily surprising: President Trump veered away from the more protectionist and nationalistic

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Trump’s First Month: The Global Impact

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On January 20, 2017, Donald J Trump was inaugurated as the 45th U.S. president. The implications of his subsequent actions vary across the globe. Principal Global Investors’ Chief Global Economist

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What does Trump’s first week say about the unorthodox future ahead?

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Due to the lack of a filibuster-proof Senate majority, Trump was never likely able to get much passed through Congress except for revenue-neutral budget bills, but he will clearly continue

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Trump’s first year: What’s realistic?

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With the inauguration of the 45th president imminent and the market’s high expectations for policymaking, what is realistic for investors to expect from Washington in 2017? We think the bottom

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Inauguration Day: Trump bump or Trump slump?

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“May you live in interesting times” goes the Chinese curse. It also pretty much sums up many investors’ mindset as they await the inauguration of Donald Trump says Eric Stein,

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