Trump indicted for third time: What it means for markets
08/02/2023 21:06
Former President Donald Trump has been indicted on four counts connected to his attempt to overturn the 2020 election results — his third round of indictments this year. While political analysts speculate how this will impact his 2024 presidential run, how are markets reacting to this news exactly? State Street Global Advisors U.S. SPDR Business Chief Investment Strategist Michael Arone examines market reactions to the Trump indictment and Fitch Rating’s credit downgrade issued on U.S. debt. Markets have opened calmly this morning, surprising Arone to the extent that “the market has mostly shrugged” off the day’s top news stories.

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US IRS to allow full digital document submissions for 2024 tax season
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service plans to allow taxpayers to submit all documents and correspondence to the agency digitally for the 2024 tax filing season and will convert all paper tax returns to digital documents by the 2025 season, the Treasury Department said on Wednesday. The initiative, part of a decade-long, $60 billion program to modernize systems and improve tax enforcement, will allow taxpayers to digitally submit all correspondence, non-tax forms and responses to IRS notices, the Treasury said.

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What Analysts Say About US Credit Downgrade by Fitch
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