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Fiscal impasse points to political risks for US equities

The failure of US legislators to agree a new fiscal support package to tackle the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic has so far not made much of a dent in equity markets. But it highlights how uncertainty about the political outlook could become an increasingly important factor for US equities over the next few months.

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