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Hedging elections outcomes: market implications and historical trends

Opinion

Hedging elections outcomes: market implications and historical trends

In just over a week, Americans will head to polls to elect their next president and Congress. Currently, polls show former President Trump and Vice President Harris in key swing states deadlocked with no more than a percentage point separating the candidates. The world will certainly be watching, which in

By Mitchell Erdle
The second messiah, or how Trumpism weaponised religion

Opinion

The second messiah, or how Trumpism weaponised religion

The party of choice for the white practising Christian, Republicans have had especially strong support from white Evangelical Christians – in every election since 2000, a greater proportion of them have voted for the GOP ticket than any other religious demographic. This has only grown since 2016, with as much as

By Tarun Nair
Kamala Harris 2024: With great momentum, come even greater expectations

Opinion

Kamala Harris 2024: With great momentum, come even greater expectations

Kamala Harris’s celebrated nomination as the Democratic candidate in the 2024 US presidential elections in August gave her popularity a boost big enough for it to hover marginally above Donald Trump’s in the national polls. In the last two months, her ratings decreased slightly, while prospective votes for

By Emily Jacobi
UNEP, WMO, and CCC call for action, but is anything different?

Environment

UNEP, WMO, and CCC call for action, but is anything different?

Ahead of each Climate Conference of the Parties, a slew of reports are released seeking to inform the proceedings. For example, the United Nations Environment Programme recently released their Emissions Gap Report 2024. Emissions Gap Reports are published ahead of each COP and assess the gap between pledged greenhouse gas

By Oscar Mitcham