STORY: From U.S. election fallout at home and abroad, to how the results could reverberate through central banks, these are the stories to watch in business and finance in the coming week.
:: Lookahead
:: To the ballot boxes... and beyond
The U.S. election is set to have wide-ranging consequences for financial markets and global trade.
Some traders are anticipating a win for Trump in the world's biggest economy, eyeing recent gains in Treasury yields and the dollar. But polls suggest a tight race with Harris.
Investors may just be rooting for a clear result. They fear a potentially contested election and lengthy period of uncertainty about the government makeup as a significant risk to markets.
:: The Fed mulls interest rates
The day after the U.S. election, the Fed kicks off its meeting on interest rates.
A more modest 25-basis point reduction is expected on Thursday.
There is still a lot of uncertainty over how the decisions of the next U.S. president will impact growth and inflation dynamics.
:: Follow the leader?
Where the Fed goes, other central banks often follow. But the outcome of the election could skew this dynamic.
A Trump victory - and potential tit-for-tat trade war - would weigh on export-reliant economies.
For now, it's business as usual.
The Bank of England is expected to cut rates by 25 basis points on Thursday.
And in Australia, sticky inflation means there's virtually no chance of a cut until next year.
:: China trade figures
China announces October trade figures on Thursday.
Some fear this might be one of the last times investors can expect upbeat export numbers, depending on who takes the White House.
Trump's threat of 60% tariffs on China has rattled the country's industrial complex, which sells goods worth more than $400 billion annually to the United States.
