Stock futures, dollar steady after FBI says it is investigating another assassination attempt on Trump
U.S. stock futures and the dollar were little changed on Sunday after Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was safe following what the FBI said appeared to be an assassination attempt outside Trump’s golf course in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Secret Service agents engaged a gunman in some bushes near the property line of the golf course and fired at least four rounds of ammunition, law enforcement officials said during an afternoon press conference.
S&P 500 e-minis were down 0.04%. The Dollar Index , which measures the U.S. currency’s strength against six major peers, was down 0.03% to 101.07.
Bitcoin was 0.7% lower on the day at $59,445. Trump has positioned himself as a pro-cryptocurrency candidate.
While there was little market reaction to the news, analysts said the incident had the potential to spur volatility.
“Foreign exchange rates could experience turbulence in the coming hours as news of a second assassination attempt lands amid thin trading volumes,” said Karl Schamotta, chief market strategist at payments company Corpay in Toronto.
– Reuters
