US President Donald Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden debated
on Thursday for the last time ahead of the Nov 3 presidential election.
TOKYO (Reuters) -
U.S. President Donald
Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden debated on Thursday for the last time
ahead of the Nov. 3 presidential election.
A record 47 million Americans already have cast ballots, eclipsing total early
voting from the 2016 election.
Trump trails
former vice president Biden in national polls, but the contest is much tighter
in some battleground states where the election will likely be decided.
S&P 500 index
futures were down 0.14%, little changed from levels before the debate started.
For Reuters' main
story on the debate, click on US
Election 2020
Here are
analysts' reactions:
VASU MENON,
SENIOR INVESTMENT STRATEGIST, OCBC BANK WEALTH MANAGEMENT, SINGAPORE:
"It was a
slightly more civilised debate this time around, but Trump failed to make up
for lost ground from the first debate. Biden came through better than Trump in
this debate and this should help to cement his lead over Trump and may just
help him to cross the final line with a win. Biden was more persuasive in the
debate on COVID-19 and the stalemate with fiscal stimulus, which are critical
issues for the American people and that should benefit him in the polls."
MASAFUMI
YAMAMOTO, CHIEF CURRENCY STRATEGIST, MIZUHO SECURITIES, TOKYO
"Trump's
behaviour is better than the previous debate, which is good for him, but Biden
has been able to show his leadership. I don't think this debate is going to
change Trump's probability of winning. That we can see from the reaction in
futures and markets.
"A bigger
lead for Biden contributes to risk off trades, but we are not sure what the
turnout will be for Republicans and Democrats.
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