The Zhitong Finance App learned that the preliminary results of the US midterm elections show that the possibility of the Democratic Party winning a majority of seats in both houses of Congress is rising. And this risk is spreading to financial markets. The three major US stock index futures fell sharply — as of press release, Dow futures were down 0.83%, S&P 500 futures were down 1.23%, and NASDAQ futures were down 2.14%. The US dollar fell at the same time, falling 0.47% to 101.39. US bonds rose — 10-year US Treasury yields fell 5 basis points to 4.899%; 30-year US Treasury yields fell 3.4 basis points to 5.290%. Bitcoin fell slightly and traded at $76,000. Copper prices declined for the second consecutive trading day.

The Zhitong Finance App learned that the preliminary results of the US midterm elections show that the possibility of the Democratic Party winning a majority of seats in both houses of Congress is rising. And this risk is spreading to financial markets. The three major US stock index futures fell sharply — as of press release, Dow futures were down 0.83%, S&P 500 futures were down 1.23%, and NASDAQ futures were down 2.14%. The US dollar fell at the same time, falling 0.47% to 101.39. US bonds rose — 10-year US Treasury yields fell 5 basis points to 4.899%; 30-year US Treasury yields fell 3.4 basis points to 5.290%. Bitcoin fell slightly and traded at $76,000. Copper prices declined for the second consecutive trading day.