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Brent and WTI are set for a steep weekly drop on de-escalation hopes, yet tanker attacks in the Strait of Hormuz keep a floor under the market, Reuters reports.
1 source · Reuters
The dollar weakened against most major currencies as traders awaited US midterm results, with Democrats seen as favourites to gain ground, Reuters reported.
1 source · Reuters
According to Reuters, Democrat Roy Cooper beat Trump's pick in the North Carolina Senate race, a key gain for Democrats in the fight for control.
1 source · Reuters
Asian markets await US midterm results, which will shape tariffs, AI spending, the dollar and Middle East risks. Democrats are seen as the likeliest winners.
1 source · Dow Jones Newswires
Global equities wobbled on Tuesday as investors awaited US midterm election results, while Brent fell amid Middle East talks, per Reuters.
2 sources · Reuters
According to Reuters, the Nasdaq rose 0.83% on Tuesday as AI shares recovered, while Apple lost 1.9% after warning that memory chip costs will keep climbing.
2 sources · Reuters
Commerzbank's Norman Liebke sees limited short-term dollar impact if Republicans lose Congress in midterms, as polls suggest, Market Talk reports.
1 source · Market Talk
A US federal judge in Anchorage dismissed the Trump administration's lawsuit seeking to block Alaska from certifying a Senate race result, Reuters reports.
1 source · Reuters
According to Seeking Alpha, the outcome of the November 3 US midterms may affect trucking regulation, broker liability and trade policy.
1 source · Seeking Alpha
According to Reuters, US midterm elections, a heavy earnings schedule and the jobs report will test investors worried about AI spending and returns.
1 source · Reuters
Seeking Alpha analyzes how the November 3 midterms could affect sports betting shares and prediction markets, including a Nebraska ballot measure.
1 source · Seeking Alpha
Kalshi and Polymarket traders price a Democratic sweep of Congress near 70%, up sharply from below 50% in early September, ahead of Tuesday's vote.
1 source · Seeking Alpha
Polls point to a heavy Republican defeat in the midterms, and Barron's looks at how stocks reacted to contested US elections before.
1 source · Barrons.com
Trump campaigns in Iowa and Kansas, Farm Belt states where Republicans must hold Senate seats. Tuesday's vote will decide control of Congress, Reuters reports.
1 source · Reuters
Emkay Global Financial Services, cited by Moody's, sees oil staying elevated after the November 3 US midterms, keeping pressure on Indian assets.
1 source · Moody's
Moody's reports that the November 3 congressional vote will determine whether lawmakers can check the Trump administration's tighter immigration rules for skilled workers.
1 source · Moody's
According to Reuters, the administration is probing the Alaska Senate race and may take a California ballot dispute to the Supreme Court before Tuesday's vote.
1 source · Reuters
Meta, according to Axios as reported by Seeking Alpha, is assembling a group of former political staff from both parties before the US midterms.
1 source · Seeking Alpha
A second candidate named Dan Sullivan on the Alaska Senate ballot has triggered criminal probes and a court fight. Here is what is known so far, per The Wall Street Journal.
1 source · WSJ
A federal appeals court refused to halt California from counting mail ballots tied to a disputed list of alleged noncitizen voters ahead of the midterms.
1 source · Reuters