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ep 392 | What does a tight election race mean for markets?
ep 392 | What does a tight election race mean for markets?
<p>There’s just ten weeks until the New Zealand election, and things are getting interesting. The rise of the Opportunity Party in the polls has added another layer of uncertainty to the range of potential outcomes. So much so that prediction markets and some Australian bookmakers now have Labour as the favourite to lead the next government. How have financial markets typically reacted to elections in the past?</p>