While Trump and Biden provided the world with an epic political slugfest, some significant referendums, snuck onto the state ballots. In ballot measures, five states put the question of marijuana legalization in different forms directly to their constituents.

Market sentiment has quickly deteriorated ahead of contentious US election and surging Covid outbreak. Markets have been blissfully ignoring warning signs for much for the autumn, but no longer. In Europe, the new infections in Spain, France, Switzerland the Netherlands, and the UK significantly surpass the highs in the first wave.