Wall St Struggles to Gain as Uncertainty Around U.S. Election Grows

November 4, 2024

By Chuck Mikolajczak NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. stocks oscillated between gains and losses on Monday, as investors prepared for a crucial week in which Americans will elect a new president and the Federal Reserve will announce its policy statement. The presidential election saw candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris both scrambling for an edge in the last full day of a race that polls show as extremely close. It could take days to determine the victor. Some of the so-called "Trump trades" unwound after a recent poll showed Harris leading in Iowa, sparking a drop in the U.S. dollar , Treasury yields <US10YT=RR> and bitcoin . Tr...