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Friday, July 19, 2024

Are Investors Ignoring Political Risk?

Euphoric markets are ignoring growing political risks
Investors’ exuberance in the face of political ructions is unlikely to pay off
 
What Presidential Election? So Far, the Stock Market Doesn’t Care.
Traders appear to be focused on possible Fed rate cuts and corporate earnings, and are remarkably indifferent to political fortunes, our columnist says.
 
Stocks are on an astonishing run. Yet threats lurk