LIVE Updates US Elections 2024: All eyes on Donald Trump vs. Kamala Harris; who will be the next president of the United States?

US Election 2024 LIVE Updates: All attention is on what’s being called the ‘closest race in history’ 2024 US presidential electionpitting Donald Trump against Kamala Harris.

On Monday, Harris rallied Americans to vote in this crucial election and delivered her final campaign speech in Pennsylvania, a key battleground state. “One day left until the most consequential election of our lifetimes, and the momentum is on our side,” she said in Philadelphia.

“This could be one of the closest races in history – every vote counts.”

Vice President Kamala Harris is the Democratic candidate in the 2024 US presidential election, aiming to make history as the first woman and the first person of Indian descent to become President of the United States.

On the Republican side, former president Donald Trump is aiming for a historic comeback to the White House after his controversial 2020 loss. If Trump wins, it would be the first time in more than a century that a president has served two non-consecutive terms .

In the 2016 election, Trump won the presidency by winning 304 to 227 electoral votes against Hillary Clinton, even though he trailed Clinton by more than 2 percentage points and about 2.8 million votes in the popular vote.

In the 2020 election, however Trump was defeated by Joe Biden, who won with 306 electoral votes to 232 and led Trump by more than 700,000 votes in the popular vote.

Trump has continued to deny the 2020 election results and claimed there was widespread voter fraud, a position that sparked protests from his supporters and culminated in the January 6 Capitol riots.

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Nov 5, 2024 1:00:53 PM IST

LIVE US Election 2024 Updates: Harris Win Could Boost Yen, Trump Could Deepen Slump

A victory for Kamala Harris in the US presidential election has the potential to support Japan’s ailing currency, while a win for Donald Trump would likely boost Tokyo’s stock market and put the yen at risk of a deeper slump.

Those are just two of many possible market outcomes as investors and analysts paint multiple scenarios for the trajectory of Japanese assets.

They warn that the risk of a contested election outcome means that regardless of who initially appears to come out on top, a period of increased volatility is likely. (Bloomberg)

Nov 05, 2024 12:59:51 IST

US Election 2024 LIVE Updates: US Bitcoin ETFs Suffer Record Outflows Ahead of Election Day

US exchange-traded funds investing in Bitcoin recorded their highest daily net outflows yet as markets brace for Election Day.

The group of twelve funds managed by BlackRock Inc., among others. and Fidelity Investments lost $579.5 million on Monday, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

The outflow comes as digital asset traders prepare for a period of heightened volatility in the immediate aftermath of the US election. (Bloomberg)

Nov 05, 2024 12:59:12 IST

LIVE US Election 2024 Updates: US Intelligence Warns of Russia’s ‘Most Active’ Disinformation Efforts

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a statement on Tuesday warning that foreign adversaries of the United States, especially Russia, are increasing their efforts to undermine confidence in the presidential election and “foster division among Americans.”

The US Intelligence Community (IC) said it expects foreign influence operations “to intensify over the course of Election Day and in the coming weeks,” adding that “the foreign influence narratives will focus on swing states.”

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence said in a joint statement with the FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency that “Russia is the most active threat.” (ANI)

Nov 05, 2024 12:58:04 IST

LIVE Updates US elections 2024: Donald Trump ‘very narrow favorite’; both presidents will favor close ties with India, says political scientist Ian Beerder

As the race for the White House remains extremely close even hours before the start of the election, prominent American political scientist Ian Beerder has said that no outcome would surprise him in this close battle, although he considers Trump the “very narrow favorite” .

He further emphasized that some polls have shown Trump “surprisingly weak” in Republican-leaning states, adding that the minds of undecided voters and turnout operations of the two parties could ultimately play the deciding role in the results .

Ian Bbraker is the president and founder of Eurasia Group, a geopolitical risk consultancy, and GZERO Media, a company that provides intelligent and compelling reporting on international affairs.

In an email interview with ANI, Bremmer said: “We view Trump as the very narrow favorite in this race, but this is a low-conviction view, reflecting the closeness of opinion polls and opinion polls over the weekend that showed him surprisingly weak was in the Republican elections. crooked states.”

“No outcome would surprise me. Decisive factors will be how undecided voters break in the final days and which party has the more effective turnout operation,” he added. (ANI)