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'Trump Thump' whacks bond market for US$1 trillion loss

NEW YORK (Nov 14): Donald Trump's stunning victory for the White House may mark the long-awaited end to the more than 30-year-old bull run in bonds, as bets on faster US growth and inflation lead investors to favor stocks over bonds.

Trump victory does not mean all doom and gloom for China

SINGAPORE (Nov 10): The uncertainties surrounding the future of the US economy and political outlook following Trump’s victory have cast a long shadow over emerging markets, with the perception that China will be the most vulnerable if he follows throug

US Presidential Race

Gauging the market’s predictions for the US presidential election in four charts

SINGAPORE (Nov 8): The US presidential election have many experts and bookmakers throwing out different percentages, odds and polls about a Clinton or a Trump win, but who is the market predicting will win?
Clinton's October surprise turns into November dud, but damage is done

US Presidential Race

Clinton's October surprise turns into November dud, but damage is done

WASHINGTON / COLUMBUS (Nov 7): It was an extraordinary case of an October surprise morphing into a November dud, but the damage to Hillary Clinton had already been done.
US Presidential election disrupts another market maxim as stocks drop into vote

US Presidential election disrupts another market maxim as stocks drop into vote

NEW YORK (Nov 4): The 2016 election has confounded pundits, upended precedent and now it’s spurring unusual patterns in the US equity market. To wit: stocks almost always rise in the days before the country picks a president. This year, they’re fallin

3 uncertainties that could derail stock markets

SINGAPORE (Nov 1): Stock markets will be facing a bumpy ride in the next couple of weeks, says DBS Group Research.

US Presidential Race

Here’s why Clinton’s lead is good for the US economy

SINGAPORE (Oct 18): Polls are now showing Hillary Clinton extending her lead over her opponent Donald Trump, with prediction markets indicating that Clinton has an 83% probability of winning the presidential election.

US Presidential Race

What happens if neither candidate wins?

SINGAPORE (Oct 5): Following the Sept 26 debate, Hillary Clinton inched ahead of Donald Trump by 1.5 percentage points in the national polls, widening her lead to 3.8 percentage points.

Risks rising as Trump narrows gap in US presidential race

SINGAPORE (Sept 19): Citi Research has cut the possibility of a Hillary Clinton victory in the US presidential elections from 65% to 60%, with a 40% probability of a win for Donald Trump.
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