Ended on friday. The Futures Markets are indicating they could open higher today after a rough week. Reuters is reporting that pricing on a Trump Victory with betting firms has fallen. He still remains favourite, but the race is now seen as closer. Lets speak to jane foley, head of foreign Exchange Strategy at rabobank here in london. Last week, when it appeared that Donald Trump was in Pole Position to retake the White House, Market Sentiment went up. What do you think the mood will be like today . It is very little different today. There hasnt been a huge market reaction. That is because we dont really know how kamala harris s Endorsement Byjoe Biden will affect polling results. She is still to officially gets the nomination or appoint a vice president. Does she have the time or the support to win the White House . We will have to wait to see how the bulls play out over the next few weeks and months to see whether trump is in that Pole Position or not. That is what is going to determ
Thanks forjoining us today, jane. Where do you see the impact of saturdays dramatic events now that a new week of trading has begun . Events now that a new week of trading has begun . Well, good morninu. Trading has begun . Well, good morning. Certainly, trading has begun . Well, good morning. Certainly, overnight,| morning. Certainly, overnight, the markets are focusing on a greater likelihood that Donald Trump will win the election in november. Now, of course, we havent had Opinion Pollsjust yet, but we have had betting odds, and the betting odds are looking at a greater victory. And to some degree, theyre looking back at the attempted assassination at Ronald Reagan Assassination at Ronald Reagan a few decades ago, and they certainly gave him a boost in the polls. And the markets assuming that that will happen with trump, too. And then we look through what does that mean in terms of policies . And what We Saw last time around for Donald Trump was more, or perhaps lucifiscal position
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asymptomatic and if you keep wearing a mask. it is welcome news for industries struggling with staffing shortages amid the latest covid surge. airlines, hospitals, others all dealing with massive disruptions. several states are now nearing peak pandemic level hospitalizations. new infections fueled by the highly contagious omicron variant are rising rapidly. the u.s. now averaging over 237,000 cases a day. that represents a 66% jump over the last week. cnn s senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen is here now with more. elizabeth, some may be confused by this new cdc guidance. there s still a downforce. what does it all mean? first of all, people are confused because it s confusing. this guidance is extremely difficult to understand, and i think it s really going to be controversial. some people, experts i ve talked to said this is right way to go, others have said, hmm, this could be problematic, especially as schools go back into session next week. let s take a look