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The stories that matter on money and politics in the race for the White House
Pity the poor American CFOs trying to weigh-up what the US presidential election will mean for their companies.
Kamala Harris still hasn’t provided much detail on her economic agenda. (Many assume it’ll just be continuity Biden.) On the Republican side, Donald Trump has made clear that he’d unleash a barrage of tariffs to solve all ills (oh, and maybe dilute the Inflation Reduction Act too).
There is enough of a difference there to get planning. Problem is, the polls are on a knife-edge. Among likely voters nationwide, a CNN poll last week found 48 per cent support Harris and 47 per cent Trump. That creates a lot of uncertainty in boardrooms.
FTAV wondered if election anxiety is indeed getting to Main Street, and if so, how? Here are five charts:
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