Dollar Slips and Yields Ease After US Vote
After the US midterms the dollar slipped, the 10-year Treasury yield eased to about 4.93% and the S&P 500 closed...
November 4, 2026Section
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Democrats Flip Four State Governorships
Democrats took governorships from Republicans in Texas, Georgia, Ohio and Iowa. Kansas, Nebraska, Nevada and Alaska were undecided at 2:30...
November 4, 2026
Democrats Win Senate by Flipping Seven Seats
Democrats won the US Senate by taking seven Republican seats and have 54 to 43 so far. Alaska, Mississippi and...
November 4, 2026
Democrats Win Control of the US House
Democrats won the US House in the 3 November midterms, with 227 seats called at 2:25 a.m. ET and 218...
November 4, 2026
Democrats Projected to Win Top Texas Races
Democrats Talarico and Hinojosa are projected to win the Texas Senate and governor races, ending 30 years without a Republican...
November 4, 2026
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief
USA & Canada Intelligence Brief for November 3: US midterms vote amid fuel price anger, Canada budget due Thursday with...
November 3, 2026
Democrats Projected to Win US Congress
Democrats are projected to win the US House and Senate as of 2:20 a.m. ET on 4 November 2026; what...
November 3, 2026
Iran Ceasefire Odds Fall 20 Points to 78%
Polymarket traders cut the odds that the US-Iran ceasefire holds through 2 November to 78%, down 20 points in a...
November 3, 2026
US October Factory Index Rises to 55.5
The US ISM manufacturing index rose to 55.5 in October, beating the 54.6 forecast, as production hit a five-year high....
November 3, 2026