Rathbones' Smith: 'Economy matters' to US voters in tight election

Potential sell-off in markets would be buying opportunity

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The closely fought US election result suggests the economy remains a more important issue to voters than Covid-19, according to anecdotal reports coming out of the US Rathbones' Ed Smith said, and that a meaningful sell-off would be a "buying opportunity" for its portfolios.

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