Investors brace for choppiness ahead of US election, Scottish independence, weak US dollar

Investors brace for choppiness ahead of US election, Scottish independence, weak US dollar

Traders ratchet up bets on a particularly turbulent US presidential election and a potentially messy aftermath, Nicola Sturgeon revives plans for a possible second Scottish independence referendum, and black former McDonald’s franchisees are suing the fast-food group over discrimination allegations. Plus, the FT’s economics editor, Chris Giles, explains how a weak US dollar is affecting the global economy.


Investors gird for choppy markets as race for White House heats up

ft.com/content/9ed5be3b-ecfb-4485-a8ff-4b80ee40de5b


Nicola Sturgeon revives plans for second Scottish independence vote

https://www.ft.com/content/0f0ecf40-f30a-482e-9902-d74276bdc43f


McDonald’s accused of discriminating against black franchisees

https://www.ft.com/content/86b89841-4428-4031-9b6d-6341bf6f7cad


Global economy unlikely to benefit from falling dollar

https://www.ft.com/content/83c16626-f617-4bb3-872e-fd6723a36c11


Google and Apple build contact tracing app https://www.ft.com/content/0ed38c49-fafe-4e7b-bd57-44c705ba52f7


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