World Politics

Analysis - It is astonishing the Democrats have lost this election, but the challenges have been clear since day one.

With Donald Trump's anticipated victory, the US dollar and stock market are seen as winners, but a Republican presidency could weigh on bonds, emerging markets, clean energy and sustainable investing.

It is a unique situation - never before has a criminal defendant been elected to the highest office in the United States.

Reactions from around the world began flooding in as Republican Donald Trump defeated Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris.

News that the former president's party had won control of the Senate boosted the prospect of sweeping tax cuts, more tariffs and deregulation - seen as a boost for the greenback.

A senior lecturer in politics at the University of Auckland said the race has been tight, exactly as polls predicted. Audio

A growing number of Republicans say they don't recognise their party under Trump and they're voting to keep their home blue. Audio

Many of threats appeared to originate from Russian email domains were directed at US polling locations in battleground states.

Analysis: If the election is as close as predicted, half of the country's population will be left deeply disappointed after an ugly campaign filled with drama and violence.

Donald Trump and Kamala Harris both predicted victory as they campaigned across battleground states in the final, frantic day. Audio

A state judge has allowed Elon Musk's US$1 million-a-day giveaway to swing state voters to proceed with one day to go before the tightly contested US presidential election.