- Title: South Koreans, Australians root for Clinton after debate with Trump
- Date: 10th October 2016
- Summary: SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA (OCTOBER 10, 2016) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF SOUTH KOREANS WALKING THROUGH SEOUL STATION SOUTH KOREANS WATCHING PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE ON TELEVISION SCREEN CAPTION READING (Korean and Chinese): "SECOND U.S. PRESIDENTIAL (DEBATE)" VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WATCHING PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE (SOUNDBITE) (Korean) 53-YEAR-OLD SOUTH KOREAN RESIDENT, PARK JEONG-MOON, SAYING: "Trump has been attacked by moral issues and the video clip of him defaming women has been released. In this regard, I think Trump is inappropriate to be president since morality is the most important virtue for a leader." PEOPLE STANDING AND SITTING IN FRONT OF TELEVISION SHOWING PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE (SOUNDBITE) (Korean) 35-YEAR-OLD SOUTH KOREAN RESIDENT, KIM HONG-CHEOL, SAYING: "Hillary has her 'emails' issue but Trump is mixed up in plenty of scandals. People in the U.S. say they may be culling the worse candidate rather than choose the better one. So I think Hillary, who has less scandals, will take the advantageous position." VARIOUS OF PEOPLE WATCHING PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE EXTERIOR OF SEOUL STATION SIGN READING (Korean and English): "SEOUL STATION" SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (OCTOBER 10, 2016) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF TRADERS WORKING AT CITIGROUP DURING SECOND US PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE (SOUNDBITE) (English) HEAD OF MARKETS AT CITIGROUP, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND, ITAY TUCHMAN, SAYING: "I think a lot of investors have been fearing the possibility of a Trump victory and what that might do to financial markets. And, I think, if you believe that the events of the last few days really have torpedoed his candidacy, a Clinton victory will probably be quite positive for global markets and particularly for global equities markets and so for those that think that, like I do, that Trump has a very, very low chance of being elected it might be a good time to be along global equities." TRADING ROOM WITH US DEBATE ON TV TRADER (SOUNDBITE) (English) HEAD OF MARKETS AT CITIGROUP, AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND, ITAY TUCHMAN, SAYING: "Well I think for Australia and Australian investors, trade is a huge issue. Both candidates are on record as being against the TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) which is something that I think would really benefit Australia and its trading partners and so I think in this election that's become a real central issue. It's shown that globally there's a revolt, a populous revolt going on against free trade which I think is quite negative for a country like Australia. TRADING FLOOR TRADER AT TERMINAL TRADER DIGITAL BOARD SHOWING GLOBAL TIMES
- Embargoed: 25th October 2016 05:31
- Keywords: USA election president Asia Australia South Korea Hillary Clinton Donald Trump
- Location: SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA/ SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
- City: SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA/ SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
- Country: Australia
- Topics: Government/Politics,Elections/Voting
- Reuters ID: LVA00153F8BPH
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text:Residents and market watchers in South Korea and Australia said they're rooting for Hillary Clinton on Monday (October 10) after her second televised debate with her Republican rival Donald Trump.
The U.S. Republican Party is confronting its biggest crisis in more than 40 years as Trump faces a storm over sexually aggressive comments he made about women in a newly-uncovered 2005 video.
"Trump has been attacked by moral issues and the video clip of him defaming women has been released. In this regard, I think Trump is inappropriate to be president since morality is the most important virtue for a leader," a 53-year-old South Korean resident, Park Jeong-moon, said on Monday while watching the second U.S. presidential debate on television at Seoul Station.
A businessman-turned-politician previously best known to Americans as a reality TV show host, Trump, 70, faced his latest crisis when on Friday (October 7) a 2005 video emerged in which he was heard talking on an open microphone about groping women and trying to seduce a married woman. The video was taped only months after Trump married his third wife, Melania.
After Sunday night's debate, market watchers in Australia said they were positive about a Clinton win in the November 8 election and that it would benefit global equity markets.
Regardless of who ultimately makes it to the White House, Citigroup's Head of Markets Itay Tuchman said both candidates' attitude towards the TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) will not bode well for a country like Australia so reliant on trade.
"Well I think for Australia and Australian investors, trade is a huge issue. Both candidates are on record as being against the TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) which is something that I think would really benefit Australia and its trading partners and so I think in this election that's become a real central issue. It's shown that globally there's a revolt, a populous revolt going on against free trade which I think is quite negative for a country like Australia," Tuchman said, as equity traders at Citigroup in Sydney watched the debate on their monitors.
Strategists in a recent Reuters equity poll mostly viewed an election victory by Clinton as more positive for the stock market through the end of the year, largely because her positions -unlike her opponent's- are well known. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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