This year has been an extraordinary one for the global electorate, with more than half the world's population going to the polls in elections in 50 countries from Algeria to Venezuela. With the US Presidential election on 5 November now only a week away, all eyes are on the world's largest economy, where fireworks are widely expected in a contest with only one certain outcome: a different president from the incumbent Joe Biden. Meanwhile, the UK's new Labour government – which has arguably failed to make significant progress since winning a landslide victory in July – is set to present its vision for the British economy in a Budget that has the potential to upset investors across multiple asset classes.