The 2020 United States presidential election is scheduled for 3 November. It will be the 59th quadrennial presidential election. The major two-party candidates are Republican incumbent President Donald Trump, for a second mandate, and Democrat former Vice President Joe Biden. This year’s election is impacted by social, economic and political issues including the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Find out our expert views by reading all the latest insights and research articles related to the election.
Insights
US election update: clarity, but not certainty
With results continuing to trickle in as initial vote counts conclude, multiple news agencies declared Pennsylvania for Biden over the weekend, taking him over the 270 votes needed for an electoral c ...
Trump outperforms polling, in for the long haul
President Trump has done much better than polls suggested, but as yet the Presidential election outcome is unknown and appears on a knife-edge
Biden’s Fiscal Reflation
We finally have a clear picture of the parliamentary parameters for Biden’s economic policy. The fiscal push may be a headache for the Fed, and we expect market pressure on the central bank to peak w ...
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News
30 October 2020
Why a Biden presidency will transform the Global green bond market.
Market commentary
In July, presidential candidate Joe Biden announced plans to spend $2 trillion to progress the use of clean energy in areas including transportation, electricity generation and construction over the n ...
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