The Miami skyline is seen in the distance as the outer bands of Hurricane Irma begin to reach Florida on September 9, 2017. Positive sentiment in the US market is premature and may not last as the third quarter unfolds. Photo: Getty Images/AFP
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US economic outlook until November: cloudy with a chance of escalating trade wars
- Positive sentiment in the US stock market fails to account for continuing unrest in the run-up to the presidential election, a second wave of Covid-19 infections and tensions with the European Union and China
The Miami skyline is seen in the distance as the outer bands of Hurricane Irma begin to reach Florida on September 9, 2017. Positive sentiment in the US market is premature and may not last as the third quarter unfolds. Photo: Getty Images/AFP