Financial
markets tumbled Tuesday night, with futures for the Dow Jones
industrial average plunging more than 700 points, as Republican
presidential nominee Donald Trump’s surprisingly strong performance
triggered uncertainty among investors.
Dow futures were off about 4%. Futures also dropped nearly 5% for the Nasdaq and the Standard & Poor’s 500 index as Trump threatened to upset Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and shatter expectations on Wall Street and financial centers around the world.
Stocks were down about 2% in early morning trading across Asia while gold rallied as a safe haven.
The Mexican peso sank about 8.5% to a record low against the dollar amid concerns about a Trump presidency. Trump has promised to build a wall along the U.S. southern border to halt undocumented immigration and rewrite or scrap the two-decade-old North American Free Trade Agreement between the U.S., Mexico and Canada.
Trump’s tough talk on trade throughout the campaign – he also opposes the proposed 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership pact with Asian nations – has fueled concerns among investors of a slowdown in global trade and a possible U.S. recession should he be elected president.
U.S. markets were down all last week after Trump’s prospects improved following FBI Director James Comey’s announcement that the agency was reviewing new emails connected to Clinton. Comey’s statement Sunday that the new emails produced nothing to cause the bureau to recommend charges against Clinton led the Dow to surge 371 points on Monday as Trump’s presidential prospects appeared to take a hit.
But Trump’s strong showing Tuesday in key battleground states such as Florida and Michigan caused a new round of investor fears in the U.S. and abroad. Japan’s Nikkei index was down 2.2% in early trading while Australia’s ASX 200 index was off about 2.8%. Australia and Japan are two of the nations in the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact.
Dow futures were off about 4%. Futures also dropped nearly 5% for the Nasdaq and the Standard & Poor’s 500 index as Trump threatened to upset Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and shatter expectations on Wall Street and financial centers around the world.
Stocks were down about 2% in early morning trading across Asia while gold rallied as a safe haven.
The Mexican peso sank about 8.5% to a record low against the dollar amid concerns about a Trump presidency. Trump has promised to build a wall along the U.S. southern border to halt undocumented immigration and rewrite or scrap the two-decade-old North American Free Trade Agreement between the U.S., Mexico and Canada.
Trump’s tough talk on trade throughout the campaign – he also opposes the proposed 12-nation Trans-Pacific Partnership pact with Asian nations – has fueled concerns among investors of a slowdown in global trade and a possible U.S. recession should he be elected president.
U.S. markets were down all last week after Trump’s prospects improved following FBI Director James Comey’s announcement that the agency was reviewing new emails connected to Clinton. Comey’s statement Sunday that the new emails produced nothing to cause the bureau to recommend charges against Clinton led the Dow to surge 371 points on Monday as Trump’s presidential prospects appeared to take a hit.
But Trump’s strong showing Tuesday in key battleground states such as Florida and Michigan caused a new round of investor fears in the U.S. and abroad. Japan’s Nikkei index was down 2.2% in early trading while Australia’s ASX 200 index was off about 2.8%. Australia and Japan are two of the nations in the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact.
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