Power of Global Markets

Power of Global Markets
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Power of Global Markets
The article Partisan shocks and Financial Markets: Evidence from close national elections by Girardi (2020) evaluated the impact of party victory in elections on the bond and stock markets. Short-term equity market capitalization declines significantly after liberal electoral victories, although the reaction of the sovereign bond markets is often modest. In elections where the left's planned fiscal approach is more radical, stock exchange implications are extensive in emerging economies. The influence of a liberal electoral victory on the value of shares has been supported by regression-discontinuity-based event studies, which also show that the impact on sovereign bond markets is mild. In contrast to the scenario of a conservative victory, stock markets can respond negatively to (center-)left election win because investors may predict policies that are less supportive of investment and more tolerant of inflation. The explanation is supported by the analysis of variability based on policy systems.
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