Optimistic market forecasts at risk thanks to shifting global politics and ‘mother of all election years’

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Open this photo in gallery: Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally on Dec. 16 in Durham, N.H.Reba Saldanha/The Associated Press Investors may want to ponder how the “mother of all election years” could ripple through financial markets over the year ahead. Half the world’s population will be going to the polls in 2024, according to the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), a U.S. think tank. About 4 billion people in more than three dozen countries will be choosing leaders. For now, investors are shrugging off any potential risk from this electoral buzz. Markets are buoyant. Forecasts are...