Rising uncertainty around the US election could endanger some of this year’s most popular macro trades as investors rush to cut exposures, according to Morgan Stanley. from Bloomberg Politics https://ift.tt/1ZufpJy
Mexican President-Elect Claudia Sheinbaum’s coalition got very close to clinching a supermajority in congress, obtaining two-thirds of the seats in the lower house and nearly two-thirds in the senate. from Bloomberg Politics https://ift.tt/jdoSwuE
Rishi Sunak is considering hardening his Conservative Party’s position on the European Convention on Human Rights, as disastrous polling and Brexit architect Nigel Farage’s decision to stand for Reform UK in the general election leave the premier’s ruling party facing a potential wipe out. from Bloomberg Politics https://ift.tt/ErJ3pIS
South Africa’s African National Congress suffered a historic rebuke in last week’s elections, losing its parliamentary majority for the first time since it took power when apartheid ended in 1994. Now, with just 40.2% of the vote, it’s forced to seek out an alliance or coalition — likely with its biggest political rival. The horse…
Mexico’s next president and first female leader, Claudia Sheinbaum, will inherit a country in a unique position to benefit from seismic changes in international trade. It’s also a country with no shortage of issues, from persistent crime to infrastructure woes. The protégé of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, also known as AMLO, will look to…
Keir Starmer’s Labour Party is heading for a landslide victory in the UK election with a parliamentary majority of 194 seats, according to modeling by pollster YouGov. from Bloomberg Politics https://ift.tt/5qD3Q7L
The Czech Republic appears to be on track to keep its full-year budget deficit within the approved limit of 252 billion koruna ($11.1 billion), according to Finance Minister Zbynek Stanjura. from Bloomberg Politics https://ift.tt/C7ftErJ
Vice President Kamala Harris will represent the US at the Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland later this month, confirming President Joe Biden’s plan to skip the gathering. from Bloomberg Politics https://ift.tt/tlP1QCR
US President Joe Biden’s proposal for a cease-fire and hostage-release deal to end the war in Gaza was only part of the full package, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. from Bloomberg Politics https://ift.tt/5NtM8X9
A pledge by Britain’s Labour opposition to build 1.5 million homes in five years would be a “Herculean task” and “very difficult” to pull off, according to Tony Blair’s housing guru. from Bloomberg Politics https://ift.tt/EyUFrZJ