DUBLIN // In a shock result reminiscent of the Brexit referendum in June, Europe awoke on Wednesday morning to find Donald Trump within striking distance of victory in the US presidential election.Opinion polls leading up to the election had been assured of a win for the Democratic candidate, Hillary Clinton. If anything, the widespread confidence that she would triumph was even greater than the misplaced certainty that the United Kingdom would never leave the European Union. Stock markets bolted downwards on Wednesday as a Trump victory looked increasingly likely. As trading began in Italy, Spain and Germany, key indices in …read more
Source: The National
