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Plenty to keep investors occupied as focus fixed on earnings, mid-terms
Published Sun, Nov 4, 2018 · 09:50 PM
US stocks rose sharply last week, but hopes that the rally marked the end of autumn volatility were dashed by last Friday's sell-off.
This week, more swings are almost guaranteed as markets digest a new policy statement from the Federal Reserve and the results of the mid-term elections.
The jumps and plunges of US and global stock markets are reflex reactions to developments (or the lack thereof) in the US-China trade war.
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