Market Shouldn’t Fret Biden Presidency, Scowcroft Group Says

  • Little progressive policy may be enacted: Gallagher and Nealer
  • Investors should also consider risks from a Trump victory

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Some on Wall Street may be starting to get nervous about the idea of a Joe Biden presidency, but such fears may be misplaced, according to a veteran Washington advisory group.

“There is no question that in the short-term investors prefer GOP victories,” the Scowcroft Group’s Tom Gallagher and Kevin Nealer, who each have followed policymaking in the U.S. capital for decades, wrote in a recent note. Even so, “history says investors shouldn’t be nervous” about a Biden victory, they wrote.