Sep 25, 2020
Wall Street’s guesses about the election and markets
Goldman Sachs economists said in a note Thursday that worries are overblown — that there will be a victor on election night and in turn the markets will stay steady.
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President Trump's recent unwillingness to comment on a peaceful transfer of power has constitutional experts and stock market strategists worried. Uncertainty tends to mean market volatility. Plus, how local businesses that depend on the economy of college sports are faring.
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Regardless of what happens on Election Day, expect market volatility
That’s what Christopher Low, chief economist at FHN Financial, has to say. “Although,” he added, “by the time we get into next year, it doesn’t seem to matter who’s elected. Once the presidential election is behind us, the stock market always tends to do well in the first year.”
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