Markets Will Digest Shock of Trump Attack
He’s the clear front-runner in their base-case scenario, but victory is not inevitable.
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Financial journalism can feel bloodless, if not tasteless, at times like this. Finance is rightly far down our list of priorities when lives have been lost and an event with horrifying implications for society has happened. However, shocking events like the attempted assassination of former president Donald Trump are bound to have financial effects, which will matter. Further, it’s my job to cover them. So I will now embark on an attempt at dispassionate analysis of what the appalling happening in Butler, Pennsylvania, will mean for markets and the economy.