Tue Sep 27, 2016, 05:53 AM

HAB911 (7,745 posts)

Markets declare Hillary Clinton the winner of first debate

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Source: CNBC

Hillary Clinton appears to have edged out her Republican opponent Donald Trump in the first presidential debate, based on analysts' take on the market reaction.

"Early indications suggest Hillary won the debate; at least didn't lose. Futures are higher and the peso is rallying," said Jack Ablin, chief investment officer at BMO Private Bank.

U.S. stock index futures erased losses to trade positive as the debate kicked off. Futures were near session highs as the debate ended, with Dow futures briefly adding more than 100 points.

Read more: http://www.cnbc.com/2016/09/26/markets-call-hillary-clinton-as-winner-for-first-debate.html

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6 replies	Author	Time	Post
Markets declare Hillary Clinton the winner of first debate (Original post)	HAB911	Sep 2016	OP
Edged out?	liberal N proud	Sep 2016	#1
My first thought as well.	Bohunk68	Sep 2016	#3
Are these people high? He was a bombastic mess. He's not fit to share the stage with Hillary.	callous taoboy	Sep 2016	#2
Notice the unspoken agreement that a Clinton win will be better for the economy	muriel_volestrangler	Sep 2016	#4
I agree she won.	Helen Borg	Sep 2016	#5
Locking. However this OP is perfect for GD or GD:2016. Please re-post it there.	In_The_Wind	Sep 2016	#6

Response to HAB911 (Original post)

Tue Sep 27, 2016, 06:23 AM

liberal N proud (59,244 posts)

1. Edged out?

She kicked his fat ass all over the debate floor.

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Tue Sep 27, 2016, 06:56 AM

Bohunk68 (1,355 posts)

3. My first thought as well.

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Response to HAB911 (Original post)

Tue Sep 27, 2016, 06:34 AM

callous taoboy (4,421 posts)

2. Are these people high? He was a bombastic mess. He's not fit to share the stage with Hillary.

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Tue Sep 27, 2016, 07:04 AM

muriel_volestrangler (98,160 posts)

4. Notice the unspoken agreement that a Clinton win will be better for the economy

so that an increase in stock futures is seen as thinking Hillary won the debate.

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Tue Sep 27, 2016, 07:14 AM

Helen Borg (3,963 posts)

5. I agree she won.

But we'll see how the polls react.

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Tue Sep 27, 2016, 07:38 AM

In_The_Wind (72,288 posts)

6. Locking. However this OP is perfect for GD or GD:2016. Please re-post it there.

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