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Potential return of Trump fuels concern among emerging market investors

A tight U.S. presidential election race has unnerved investors in emerging markets, who fear a return of former President Donald Trump to the White House could hurt emerging markets just as they were poised to shine. But analysts are now concerned that under a second Trump presidency trade barriers could be buttressed, spurring a rebound in inflation and thereby interest rates, lifting the dollar and eventually weighing on emerging markets again. "Normally this would be a good macro backdrop for emerging markets: resilient growth, continued disinflation and a weak dollar," Arun Sai, senior multiasset strategist at Pictet Asset Management, told the Reuters Global Markets Forum (GMF).

Why Is NETGEAR Stock Jumping Premarket Thursday?

NETGEAR, Inc. (NASDAQ:NTGR) shares are trading higher premarket today. On Wednesday, the company revised its business outlook for the third quarter of 2024. The company has raised its net revenue guidance to $170 million – $180 million (from the previous range of $160 million – $175 million) versus the consensus of $167.2 million. The company also disclosed in a regulatory filing that, on August 28, 2024, it inked a settlement deal with TP-Link Systems Inc., resolving all pending U.S. Internatio