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Do presidents move financial markets?

By Evan Dawson,
Megan Mack
Published July 11, 2024 at 2:40 PM EDT
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Do presidents move financial markets?

Local economist Eric Morris wanted to know if all the hype over markets rising and falling based on who is president is justified. He researched the historical impact of American elections, the impact of the party in power, and even the way presidential campaigns do or do not move markets.

He joins us to explain.

Our guest:

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Evan Dawson
Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.
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Megan Mack
Megan Mack is the executive producer of "Connections with Evan Dawson" and live/televised engagement programming.
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