Finance & economics | The wisdom of the crowd
What betting markets got right and wrong about Trump’s victory
They might have simply been lucky, or biased
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This article appeared in the Finance & economics section of the print edition under the headline “The wisdom of the crowd”
Finance & economics November 9th 2024
- The return of Trumponomics excites markets but frightens the world
- What betting markets got right and wrong about Trump’s victory
- India is undergoing an astonishing stockmarket revolution
- Sanctions are sinking Russia’s flagship gas project
- Barbarians on the porch
- Big Macs, strawberry jam and the wealth of nations
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Nobody is to blame. Everyone suffers
Trump wastes no time in reigniting trade wars
Canada and Mexico look likely to suffer