Investor Optimism Reigns Despite Trump’s Diagnosis, Political Volatility Ahead

Investor Optimism Reigns Despite Trump’s Diagnosis, Political Volatility Ahead
People sit and watch a broadcast of the first debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden at The Abbey in West Hollywood, California, on September 29, 2020. Mario Tama/Getty Images
Emel Akan
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WASHINGTON—Stocks have remained surprisingly resilient in the wake of President Donald Trump’s COVID-19 infection, which sent shock waves through global markets last week.

Stock investors are tuning out daily noise from Washington, amid rising political volatility in the run-up to the November election, according to Ed Yardeni, a veteran Wall Street strategist and president of Yardeni Research.

Emel Akan
Emel Akan
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Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
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