09 November 2020 U.S. Dollar Advances on Euro and Pound as Markets Flip Focus from Biden to Covid-19

Stock markets are higher at the start of the new week, but foreign exchange markets are looking a little more indecisive on news that Joe Biden became the President-elect of the United States, endi…

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06 November 2020 U.S. Results Snapshot and Latest Analyst Views: 'Blue Wave' Could Still be on

A market-friendly but U.S. Dollar-negative 'blue wave' outcome to the hotly contested U.S. election could yet transpire, given news that the race for the Senate will only be decided in January.

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03 November 2020 Dollar Sunk by Pound and other Currencies as Investor Optimism Surges on Vote Day

The Dollar and Yen fell and 'risk on' currencies such as the Pound, Euro Australian Dollar and Canadian Dollar rose as investor optimism spiked higher on the day U.S. voters went to then polls.

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29 October 2020 Blue Wave "Bad News" for U.S. Dollar: Commerzbank

A tranche of polls have been released over the past 24 hours that have confirmed a stable lead for Joe Biden with just days go before polling stations across the United States open.

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27 October 2020 U.S. Dollar Holds Pound and Euro at Bay as Investors Stay Wary of Polls Indicating a Solid Biden Lead

It is an unwillingness by investors to fully buy into what the polls are saying - that Biden will comfortably win the vote - which will likely keep stock markets churning between gains and losses a…

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21 October 2020 Euro Could be a Beneficiary of Contested Election Result as Biden's Lead Tightens with Just Two Weeks to Go

The prospect of heightened financial market volatility and a stronger Dollar over coming weeks looks set to grow if Democrat presidential nominee Joe Biden's lead over incumbent Donald Trump contin…

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20 October 2020 U.S. Dollar Outlook: 'Blue Wave' Now Unlikely says Saxo

Analysts have been drawing caution on an assumption that the Democrats will secure a coveted 'blue wave' outcome to the November election, an outcome that financial markets could be guilty of assum…

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14 October 2020 Dollar Strength against Euro Eases, Democrats said to be "Slightly Favoured" to Win Senate

The Dollar eased back into the mid-week session amidst an improvement in global investor sentiment that saw stocks and commodity prices rise amidst ongoing signs that the U.S. November election wil…

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12 October 2020 Odds of a pre-Election U.S. Stimulus Bill is Low says Natwest & Barclays

Analysts at Natwest Markets and Barclays have told clients the likelihood of a market-boosting U.S. stimulus bill being presented ahead of the November vote are low.

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07 October 2020 Pound-Dollar Drops 0.80% after Trump Pulls Plug on Stimulus Talks, but Further Losses not Guaranteed

Stock markets and commodities fell while the safe-haven Dollar, Yen and Franc were bid higher after President Donald Trump unexpectedly ended negotiations with Democrats over a large coronavirus re…

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02 October 2020 New Zealand Dollar Outlook: Democrat Clean Sweep an "Upside Risk" says ANZ

The New Zealand Dollar lost ground against the Euro and U.S. Dollar in September amidst an environment of falling investor confidence and rising expectations for the Reserve Bank of New Zealand to …

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30 September 2020 How Might Pound Sterling, Euro and Dollar Move in the Event of a Trump or Biden Victory?

Number-crunching and analysis of options markets have allowed foreign exchange strategists at Barclays to arrive at some educated estimates as to how exchange rates might react to the outcome of No…

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03 June 2020 Biden Win Could Prompt Weaker U.S. Dollar say Analysts

The U.S. Presidential election could add further downside pressure to the U.S. Dollar if the Democrat nominee Joe Biden emerges victorious, according to foreign exchange analysis from investment ba…

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