Markets predict that the race to the White House is ‘tight’

After trailing for months, US President Joe Biden has moved slightly ahead of Donald Trump in the betting on commercial prediction market Predictit. PHOTO: REUTERS
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The markets assume that former president Donald Trump has an even chance of winning the November US presidential election. So far, it appears they do not care either way.

The political prediction markets – which allow traders to place bets on the outcome of the election – show that the race is tight.

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