Eyes on rates, tariffs, and geopolitical uncertainty as Trump wins White House race

Eyes on rates, tariffs, and geopolitical uncertainty as Trump wins White House race

Donald Trump gestures next to his wife Melania Trump, following early results from the 2024 U.S. presidential election in Palm Beach County Convention Center, in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., November 6, 2024. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Geopolitical risk, trade tariffs and pressure on Chinese assets, and interest rates remaining higher for longer—these are the key observations that economists, asset managers, and investors have made following the victory of Donald Trump in the US presidential elections, and the Republican Party’s new majority in the US Senate.

Edited by: Pramod Mathew

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