Investing.com - Global financial markets were rattled this week by signs the U.S. presidential election race was tightening with less than a week before the November 8 vote.
A number of polls released in recent days showed Donald Trump moving slightly ahead of Hillary Clinton, as enthusiasm for the Democratic candidate has ebbed since the renewal of the FBI’s probe into her use of an unauthorized email server while Secretary of State.
Risk-sensitive assets collapsed as the possibility of a victory for Donald Trump in next week’s presidential election spooked markets.
Many investors have been betting on a victory for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, but last week’s announcement by the FBI cast fresh uncertainty onto the race.
Market players have tended to see Clinton as the candidate of the status quo, while there is greater uncertainty over what a Trump victory might mean for U.S. foreign policy, international trade deals and the domestic economy.
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