US Election: A Fateful Day?
Dear Traders,
It’s Election Day in the U.S. and no other event matters financial markets more than this historical presidential election. The U.S. dollar slightly strengthened amid speculation that a Clinton win is more likely and therefore will pave the way for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates next month.
Let’s briefly summarize the main points:
- Final polls show a small but not insurmountable lead for Clinton
- Results will start to come in after polls begin closing at 23:00 UTC (6 p.m. Eastern time)
- Voting across the country will finish at 6:00 UTC (1 a.m. EST)
- 4:00 UTC (11 p.m. EST) Earliest possible time to announce the winner.
- Trump win would send the USD lower, at least initially. In the long-run, the dollar may strengthen on tax cuts and spending increases. The markets will face increased volatility and uncertainty. Risk-aversion will dominate.
- Clinton win would send the USD higher as the focus shifts to Fed rate hike in December. Her victory could reinvigorate a fresh dollar rally while investors would become less risk-averse.
- A tight race between Clinton and Trump would add uncertainty, which would be dollar-negative in the hours after the election.
As the price action will be determined by the latest polls, traders should prepare for both scenarios. In case of a Trump win, both of our major currency pairs will trade higher. Thus the euro could rise towards 1.12-1.1250 and even towards 1.14. The British pound could rise towards 1.2670/1.27. In case of a Clinton win however, the euro could fall towards 1.08 whereas the British pound might drop back towards 1.21. Let’s be surprised.
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