Election 2020


Buckle Up. Bond Turbulence in France Could Spill Into the U.S.

A debt crisis in France could roil global markets, Desmond Lachman writes in a guest commentary.

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Trump Has a Fed Opening. Timing Is Everything.

President Donald Trump told CNBC on Tuesday that the resignation of Fed governor Adriana Kugler “was a pleasant surprise.”

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Japan’s Ishiba Vows to Hold On to His Job After Elections

If the current ruling party loses its majority, the country’s waters could become uncharted at a critical time.

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Social Security Needs Fixing. What Washington Can Learn From 1983.

Congress ended up raising the retirement age and payroll taxes to make the program solvent.

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Musk Won’t Be a Political Kingmaker. Why Trump Should Still Worry.

The Tesla CEO’s assaults on the U.S. political system could cost Republicans control of Congress.

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What History Says Happens When the Fed Bends to a President’s Will

Fifty years ago, President Richard Nixon famously leaned on Fed Chair Arthur Burns to keep interest rates low going into the 1972 presidential election. It didn't end well.

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Poland Has a New Government. The Economy Will March On.

The close election result shows Poland is still bitterly divided on social and cultural issues. Not so much on economic policy.

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Mark Carney on the Labor Market, the U.S. Fed, and More: Interview From Our Archives

Canada’s newly elected prime minister spoke with Barron’s 18 months ago.

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Trump Reiterates ‘51st State’ Comments as Canadian Election Gets Underway

Both candidates to replace Trudeau as prime minister support the current 25% retaliatory tariffs Canada imposed on some U.S. goods after Trump imposed the same levies on Canadian imports.

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This Legendary Investor Says We’ve Seen the Stock Market Bottom. Here’s What’s Next.

Thomas Peterffy, the founder of Interactive Brokers, argues that the U.S. is at an inflection point where the markets and economy will “gently float upward.”

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Trump Won’t Get His Third Term, But His Talk Matters to Markets

President Donald Trump is under more pressure than it seems to accomplish his agenda, writes Matt Gertken in a guest commentary.

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Trump’s Liberation Day Is Here. What Stock Markets Need From the Tariffs Announcement.

Republicans lose key Wisconsin race despite Musk’s millions, Top AI Researcher Says She’s Leaving Meta Platforms, and more news to start your day.

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