US midterm elections

2022 - 11 - 8

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European markets head for mixed open ahead of U.S. midterm ... (CNBC)

European markets are heading for a mixed open on Tuesday as global investors look to the United States, where midterm elections are taking place.

stock futures](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/07/stock-market-futures-open-to-close-news.html) were flat Monday evening following a positive day for markets stateside. [Stocks in the Asia-Pacific](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/08/asia-pacific-stocks-set-to-rise-bank-of-japan-summary-of-opinions-us-midterm-elections-ahead.html) traded mostly higher early Tuesday morning while [U.S. [CNBC Pro subscribers can read more here.](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/08/morgan-stanley-on-market-rally-and-stocks-to-buy.html) [CNBC Pro subscribers can read more here.](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/08/gold-prices-xau-to-rally-in-2023-ubs-says-and-offers-attractive-risk-reward.html) [Follow CNBC's live coverage of the midterm elections here](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/07/midterm-elections-2022-live-updates-biden-obama-clinton-rally-for-democrats.html) Investors are also looking ahead to Thursday's U.S. The elections will determine which party will control Congress and could affect the direction of future spending. [throwing cold water on the concept of a Fed pivot](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/02/real-time-updates-of-big-fed-rate-hike-and-jerome-powells-news-conference.html), I still believe the equity market will rally into year-end," Slimmon, senior portfolio manager at Morgan Stanley Investment Management, told CNBC's "Street Signs Asia" Friday. [midterm elections are taking place.](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/07/midterm-elections-2022-live-updates-biden-obama-clinton-rally-for-democrats.html) [signal greater support of oil and gas companies](https://www.cnbc.com/2022/11/05/the-market-could-be-anticipating-a-republican-sweep-of-congress-in-tuesdays-election.html). Democrats currently control the House, and have a majority in the Senate. consumer price index report, which will give further insight into the Federal Reserve's efforts to squash inflation.

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Polls open in U.S. midterm elections as Democrats face headwinds (Kyodo News Plus)

Election-day voting starts for the U.S. midterms, with Democrats fearing they could lose control of at least one of the two chambers in Congress amid high ...

Trump had called that election "rigged" and continues to repeat the claim without evidence. The polling organization said in a report on Nov. Polls have shown that Republicans are likely to gain a majority in the House. On the diplomatic front, no substantive changes are expected in the current U.S. The Democratic Party currently holds a slim majority in the House. It may also shape the political future of Trump, 76, who has actively rallied for Republican candidates in the midterm cycle and appears eager to run in the next presidential election.

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