Capital markets pray for decisive US election victory

Aidan Gregory,

Frank Jackman, Lewis McLellan, Mariam Meskin, Mike Turner, Sam Kerr

October 29, 2020 05:45 pm

Biden_trump_debate_PA_575x375_oct29 — In this photo illustration the US President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential candidate and former US Vice President Joe Biden are seen during the final presidential debate displayed on a screen of a smartphone. The final presidential debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden took place at Belmont University in Nashville, the U.S. on Thursday, October 22. United States presidential election scheduled for November 3, 2020. (Photo by Pavlo Gonchar / SOPA Images/Sipa USA) | SOPA Images/SIPA USA/PA Images

The US presidential election is next week but, unlike the rest of the world, capital markets professionals are not rooting for Joe Biden or the incumbent, Donald Trump, to win. Instead, they just want a clear result that will spur issuance for the rest of the year. Sam Kerr, Mike Turner, Lewis McLellan, Mariam Meskin, Frank Jackman and Aidan Gregory report.

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Aidan Gregory

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Frank Jackman

Corporate Debt Editor

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Lewis McLellan

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Mariam Meskin

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Mike Turner

Corporate Debt Editor

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Sam Kerr