How will the elections affect the stock market?

There are just a few weeks left until the US presidential election on Tuesday, November 5, and polls show that the race between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump remains neck and neck. The elections can be a rollercoaster for investors both before and after the elections.

Indeed, “volatility typically increases as the election approaches,” he says Austin Pickleinvestment strategy analyst at Wells Fargo Investment Institute (WFII). “A tight and open election in which an incumbent does not seek re-election, as is currently the case, only increases uncertainty.”