On Wednesday morning, former President Donald Trump, the Republican nominee, and his opponent, the Democratic nominee and current vice president Kamala Harris, face each other in a debate that may be their last chance before the 2024 elections.
The debate will be held in Philadelphia and will last 90 minutes, moderated by ABC News.
David Muir and Lynsey Davis. The debate will be held without an audience, candidates will not be allowed to use written notes or communicate with their teams during the breaks.
This will be the first direct confrontation between Trump and Harris, and Harris's first debate since her debate with Mike Pence in 2020, and it will also be the first face-to-face confrontation between Harris and Trump, and perhaps the first and last debate between them before the November elections, as neither of them has committed to participate in another debate.
In the previous debate between Trump and Biden Biden pretty much defeated himself and it was like a walk in the park for Trump, and this debate paved the way for Harris to step into the arena now.
Will Harris be able to look presidential enough while fending off Trump's personal attack Does she have the intelligence to launch her own attack against Trump Or will we see Trump make his way to another victory in the debate What about their economic promises and vision How much will the discussion focus on that this time ؟
Harris is expected to focus on Trump's failed policies such as the US border wall, the covid-19 pandemic, and infrastructure, according to her advisers, and is also expected to avoid being drawn into personal attacks as Trump does.
On the other hand, Trump is expected to criticize Harris, who was Biden's deputy, because of high inflation in the country, economic proposals that would increase government spending, and the growing number of illegal immigrants entering the United States through the southern border.
These will be things to watch out for, even if they don't directly affect market expectations.
And the important question is, if there is a clear winner among them in the debate today, who will be better or worse for the dollar?
It will not be so simple, it is known that Trump is more pro-business and can also impose strict restrictions on trade policy and tariffs, which can benefit the dollar to some extent amid protectionism on the part of Trump, who wants a weaker dollar and warns the Fed against cutting interest rates before the elections.
As for Harris, her victory is considered a continuation of stability amid ongoing political arrangements.
But on the other side, there are concerns about increased spending in particular, and this raises even more questions about the financial situation of the United States and so on.
So again there are arguments on both sides.
In any case, whatever the case, the markets will eventually find a novel to settle on. This will become more clear as soon as the preferred candidate appears next November.
