By Matt Benjamin Financial markets are growing increasingly concerned about the election… but for different reasons than you might think.
You can see this rising concern in the recent spike in the Volatility Index, known in the markets as the VIX. It’s a measure of market anxiety about the possibility of something unexpected happening in the future.
Essentially, when investors become uncertain about the future, the VIX rises.
Take a look at this chart, which shows the movement of the VIX in recent months…
The VIX has been rising since early October, and on Wednesday it pushed above 37, its highest level since early June.
Yet this rising …read more
