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MNI POLITICAL RISK ANALYSIS-US Election Analyst Views Round-Up

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In this article we accumulate the views and expectations of 14 different analysts across financial services regarding the November 3 US presidential election. Below is a table with the various analysts and their expected election outcomes (if offered), while selected comments regarding the election from most outlets continue through the article.

Analyst

Outcome

What They Said

Berenberg

Blue wave

The US elections may thus yield three plausible outcomes: Biden wins the presidency (60% probability in our view) with or without a Democratic majority in the Senate (scenarios 1 and 2 with probabilities of 45% and 15%, respectively); or Trump stays in the White House while Congress remains divided (scenario 3 with 40% probability).

BNP Paribas

Blue Wave

Increasing Democratic strength in national polls makes a unified government scenario where not only former Vice President Biden wins the Presidency but the Democrats also secure a majority in the Senate the single most likely of the three scenarios considered, in our view.

Credit Agricole

Biden win

President Donald Trump is lagging behind Senator Joe Biden in national polls and in all battleground states, and the Democrats could be in a position to wrestle control of Congress from the GOP.

Goldman Sachs

Blue wave

Public opinion polls, prediction markets, and statistical models used by news organizations imply that Democrats are likely to win control of the White House, House and Senate on November 3.

Lloyds

Blue wave

It seems increasingly likely that the US election on 3rd November will see a change in President […] it appears most probable that the Democrats will control both the White House and Congress after 3rd November.

MUFG

Blue wave

…our models highlight risk of a "pendulum swing" in USA national election races, for both the Presidency and the Senate on November 3rd – a "swing" that may foreshadow a large fiscal policy package introduced in early 2021.

Nordea

Blue wave

Presently, polling clearly indicates a high probability of a blue wave scenario, […] which also remains our base case scenario.

Pictet

Biden Pres, Rep Senate

[…] our central scenario of a divided Congress, where the Democrats do not gain control of the Senate, but Biden becomes president (40% probability).

Scotiabank

Biden Win

It appears, at this point, that Mr. Biden will defeat President Trump.

SEB

Blue wave

We set a 70% probability of Mr Biden winning the presidency, in which case there is a high likelihood that the Democrats will also gain control of the House and the Senate.

SocGen

No prediction, acknowledges likelihood of blue wave

[…] with increasing odds of a Biden win and perhaps a Democratic sweep of Congress.

Standard Chartered

No prediction, acknowledges likelihood of blue wave

Markets appear to be warming up to a Joe Biden presidency and Democrat control of the Senate and House of Representatives after the 3 November US elections.

Swedbank

Blue Wave

Our scenarios are: i) Democratic clean sweep (Joe Biden + Congress) […] scenario (i) is our base case.

Westpac

Blue Wave

Polls indicate the most likely combination is Democratic control of the White House, Senate and House, the so-called Blue Wave.

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