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Dow Futures Fall, Treasurys Yields Rise Heading Into Midterms

Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell and Treasury yields inched higher as investors braced for U.S. midterm elections later Tuesday.

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Oil Prices Rebound as U.S. Strikes on Iran Renew Supply Concerns

Oil prices rose, recovering some of the previous session's steep losses as investors weighed fresh U.S. strikes on Iran against continuing diplomatic efforts.

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Treasury Yields Rise as Markets Await Midterm Election Results

Treasury yields rose in early European trade as U.S. voters go to the polls in the midterm elections Tuesday, while oil prices rebounded slightly from their sharp fall on Monday.

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U.S. Strikes Iran's Qeshm Island as Trump Talks Down War Risks

The assault follows comments by President Trump playing down the possibility of a return to war with Iran after Tuesday's midterm elections.

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Central Banks Accelerated Gold Buying in Third Quarter

The institutions bought gold at the fastest pace since late 2024, as geopolitical risks and concerns over fiscal discipline bolstered demand, the World Gold Council said.

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Iran War Threatens Record Annual Drop in Global LNG Supply, IEA Says

Liquefied-natural-gas output was set for its steepest annual decline on record as the Iran war chokes off supplies and intensifies competition among importers.

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Swiss Inflation Jumps to Highest Since 2023 as Energy Costs Climb

Annual inflation was 1.5% in October, compared with 1.0% in the prior month, Switzerland's statistics office said.

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Australia Central Bank Raises Interest Rates to Highest Level in 18 Years

The Reserve Bank of Australia raised interest rates by 25 basis points to 4.85%, the highest since 2008 after "materially" revising up its inflation forecasts.

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China's Central Bank Tweaks Forex Reserve Rules to Steady Yuan

The People's Bank of China said it would hike the foreign-exchange reserve requirement ratio for financial institutions by 2 percentage points to 6%.

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Hedge Fund Elliott Warns of FOGO: Fear of Getting Obliterated in the Market

The $80 billion hedge-fund firm posted flat returns in third quarter and under 2% gains this year through September.

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America's Multi-Trillion-Dollar AI Buildout Is on the Ballot-and Wall Street Is Watching

Investors are following races in key states for pushback against the AI infrastructure build-out.

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South Korea Inflation Remained Above Target in October

Headline inflation eased in October but remained above the central bank's 2% target.

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November 03, 2026 07:15 ET (12:15 GMT)