Mounting uncertainty approximately the US election continues to punish stocks across the world,with the US S&P500 suffering its worst elope since 2008Growing uncertainty approximately the outcome of the American presidential election has sent Asian shares falling again while the market’s “fear gauge” jumped for the eighth day in a row. Stocks in Japan, Australia and South Korea saw a wide selloff as investors pondered the possible ramifications of a Donald Trump presidency, or overshadowing important market data including Friday’s US employment figures for October. Related: Fed will have little room to chop interest rates whether recession hits | Kenneth Rogoff First time in history: S&P 500 down 8 days in a row,Volatility Index up 8 days in a row. $SPX $VIX pic.twitter.com/pbZjIiDtUk Related: Early voter turnout worries Democrats who fear 'enthusiasm gap' for Clinton FX update:#EURUSD 1.1094 -0.11%#GBPUSD 1.2470 +0.05%#USDJPY 103.06 +0.09%#AUDUSD 0.7679 -0.04%#EURGBP 0.8896 -0.16%Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com