Loeffler s attacks show little outreach to Georgia moderates
Billy House, Bloomberg
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Supporters of Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., hold up signs during a rally with President Donald Trump in Valdosta, Ga., on Dec. 5, 2020.Bloomberg photo by Elijah Nouvelage.
Sen. Kelly Loeffler s campaign was designed to broaden the Republican Party s appeal to voters in Georgia s increasingly Democratic suburbs instead the race has turned into a contest in which each side is hardening its core supporters and few undecideds remain.
One of the main reasons Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp tapped Loeffler to fill Sen. Johnny Isakson s seat last year was that she might appeal to White suburban women who have been pivotal in recent elections and have been trending toward Democrats.
XE Market Analysis: North America - Dec 17, 2020
The dollar posted fresh trend lows as the 2021 reflation trade ensued. The MSCI Asia-Pacific index hit a new record high, as did S&P 500 futures, while Europe s Stoxx 600 posted a nine-month high. Commodities gained, with Brent oil prices posting new nine-month highs above $51.00, while base metals rallied, although prices remained off recent trend highs. Against this backdrop, the DXY dollar index slipped below the 90.00 level for the first time since April 2018, posting a low at 89.89. EUR-USD concurrently printed a 32-month peak at 1.2244. The Australian and New Zealand dollar also hit new major-trend highs. The Canadian dollar also lifted, but remained off recent multi-year highs. Cable posted a 31-month high at 1.3585. The yen traded mixed, rising against the dollar but losing ground to other currencies. USD-JPY drifted to a nine-month low at 103.06, even as the Japanese currency declined toward multi-year lows against the doll
“No matter how you feel about President Trump running for president again in 2024, there will be four years of a Biden (and perhaps Harris) presidency to get through before then. Republicans in office will have to decide what they stand for during this interim. ‘Oppose Biden’ will be part of the answer, but it is not the complete answer,” Mr. Geraghty advises.
“The complete answer of what Republicans stand for is likely to involve something that moves beyond the fights of the past four years. The answer to the question, ‘What do you stand for?’ really should not involve a particular person,” he says, suggesting Republicans at least will have one clear advantage if they can just hold on to the U.S. Senate.
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XE Market Analysis: Europe - Dec 17, 2020
The dollar posted fresh trend lows as the 2021 reflation trade ensued. The MSCI Asia-Pacific index hit a new record high, as did S&P 500 futures. Commodities gained, with Brent oil prices posting new nine-month highs above $51.00, while base metals rallied, although prices remained off recent trend highs. Against this backdrop, the DXY dollar index slipped below the 90.00 level for the first time since April 2018, posting a low at 89.89. EUR-USD concurrently printed a 32-month peak at 1.2244. The Australian and New Zealand dollar also hit new major-trend highs. The Canadian dollar also lifted, but remained off recent multi-year highs. Cable posted a 31-month high at 1.3585. The yen traded mixed, rising against the dollar but losing ground to other currencies. USD-JPY drifted to a nine-month low at 103.12, even as the Japanese currency declined toward multi-year lows against the dollar bloc currencies. Optimism about a vaccine-assisted retu