COVID, U.S. Politics & Beyond: The Impact on Global Markets

Published: Oct. 15, 2020, 2:37 p.m.

In this episode of WashingtonWise Investor, Mike checks in withJeff Kleintop, Schwab’s chief global investment strategist, on myriad topics that could affect international markets—from COVID outbreaks to Brexit to possible outcomes of the U.S. election.

Mike also considers the recent flurry of high-profile news in the capital and whether any of it is actually moving U.S. markets. He also zeroes in on one story that’s flying under the radar—the House Judiciary Committee’s 16-month anti-trust investigation into major tech firms and the possibility that they’ll face even more scrutiny in 2021. 

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