US Election polls: Biden leading over Trump ahead first live debate

With just weeks to go before the US presidential election, former vice-president Joe Biden, the Democratic party’s nominee, is currently polling ahead of incumbent Republican President Donald Trump in key battleground states.

Today, at 9PM ET, the first of three debates will be televised live across all major broadcasters in the United States for which financial markets will be tuned in for clues as who will win the elections. 

Market implications

While markets do not like uncertainty, the US stock market may well favour signs that the Democrats will take the White House in anticipation of fiscal stimulus.