Blue wave euphoria washes out Capitol Hill riots

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Blue wave euphoria washes out Capitol Hill riots

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January 6, 2021, Washington Dc, District of Columbia, United States: Rioters clash with police using big ladder trying to enter Capitol building through the front doors. Rioters broke windows and breached the Capitol building in an attempt to overthrow the results of the 2020 election. Police used buttons and tear gas grenades to eventually disperse the crowd. Rioters used metal bars and tear gas as well against the police. (Credit Image: © Lev Radin/Pacific Press via ZUMA Wire) | Lev Radin/Zuma Press/PA Images

Amid riots on Capitol Hill, the blue wave finally arrived. Georgia’s two run-off elections gave the Democratic Party 50 seats in the US Senate, and the majority, as Kamala Harris will hold the deciding vote as US vice-president. As this opens the door to greater fiscal stimuli, investors have responded by piling into equities, causing US Treasury yields to climb. This provides opportunities at the long end of the maturity curve for bold SSA borrowers. Lewis McLellan, Sam Kerr and David Rothnie report.

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