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November 30, 2024

Bank Watch: November 2024

Moo Deng’s Post-Election Outlook for the Banking Industry

While BankWatch’s focus on the banking industry remains as unrelenting as ever, we remain attuned to the latest social media phenomena. Therefore, BankWatch was swept up in the viral sensation of Moo Deng, a baby pygmy hippo. Moo Deng— whose name translates to “Bouncy Pork”—is a chubby, sassy little creature resident in a Thai zoo that captured the internet with antics like a moonwalking routine. While BankWatch has a soft spot for critters like Moo Deng, what really caught our attention was Moo Deng’s accurate prediction of the U.S. presidential contest.1 Outperforming many human forecasters (including those older than the four month old hippo), Moo Deng did not see the election as a toss-up. Instead, when faced with two bowls of food labeled Harris and Trump, she went straight for the Trump one.

Given Moo Deng’s stunning prognostication, what would the Oracle of the Khao Kheow Open Zoo expect for the next four years. ...

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