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A Credit Suisse analyst says that if Joe Biden wins the US presidential election in November, it could spur a 'knee-jerk' pullback in the stock market of 5%. According to Markets Insider, senior investment strategist Suresh Tantia said that was due to the Democratic nominee's stance on corporate taxes. However, Tantia said investors should look at such a pullback as a buying opportunity, as Fed support will keep driving markets after the election. The central-bank support is not going anywhere. The Fed is going to keep rates lower for longer, similar to other central banks. Suresh Tantia, Senior Investment Strategist Credit Suisse Tantia's tip for traders? Investors should seek out equities in Asian markets, as they are cheaper than US stocks and have strong earnings.
London stocks sink more than 0.8 percent in opening deals, despite attempts by finance minister George Osborne to calm jitters after last week's shock Brexit vote. IMAGES
Nikki Haley seeks to warn Republican voters away from rival Donald Trump after he defeated her in the New Hampshire primary, saying nominating the controversial former US president would spell victory for Joe Biden in November. "The worst kept secret in politics is how badly the Democrats want to run against Donald Trump," she tells a watch party in Concord after US networks projected she would lose the primary. "A Trump nomination is a Biden win," she says. SOUNDBITE
Images of thick snow falling in Stockholm as some European countries including France are expected to experience a dramatic drop in temperatures due to a cold wave coming in from Scandinavia. IMAGES
Hong Kong, Sep 20 (EFE/EPA).- The benchmark index of the Hong Kong stock market, the Hang Seng, dropped Monday 3.5 percent at 3:00 p.m. local time (7:00 GMT) on a day marked by the falls of companies in the real estate sector, which fell more than 6 percent.The uncertainty regarding the future of the Chinese real estate developer Evergrande, one of the largest in the Asian country, has dragged other companies in the sector such as Henderson Land or New World Development to fall more than 10 percent at that time. (Camera: JEROME FAVRE).SHOT LIST: PEDESTRIANS WALK PAST AN ELECTRONIC BILLBOARD SHOWING THE HANG SENG INDEX FIGURES IN HONG KONG.