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*Oil:* Prices decline as fears of further military escalation against Iran ease, following Trump's remarks on ongoing peace negotiations.
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Crypto
Bitcoin rebounds to about $80,000 after the midterms
Bitcoin returned to about $80,000 at Wednesday's Wall Street open as risk assets rallied. Ethereum rose about 6%, and over $320 million of short positions were reported liquidated.
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Earnings
Qualcomm fell almost 6% after hours on a slight earnings beat, with guidance for $2.15-$2.35 adjusted EPS against $2.26 expected per FactSet. Arm reported adjusted EPS of 52 cents, and its shares were down about 2% in CNBC's report.
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Commodities
Gold holds above $4,000 as the dollar and yields ease
Gold topped $4,000 on Wednesday. InvestingLive reported it above $4,135 in Asian trade on Thursday. The 10-year Treasury yield fell more than 6bp to about 4.88% during Wednesday.
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Markets
Asia splits as AI and chip stocks sell off
Investors rotated out of AI-linked shares in Asia on Thursday.InvestingLive reported the Kospi down 4.8% and the Nikkei down 1.5%, while the Topix and Chinese stocks rose. CNBC said Asian chip stocks fell.
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Central banks
The BoE is expected to raise Bank Rate 25bp to 4% from 3.75% at 12:00 UK time, its first hike of the cycle, after energy costs pushed UK inflation to 3.5%. In September the committee voted 6-3 to hold.
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FX
The dollar edged lower on Thursday after Democratic wins eased uncertainty. Reuters said the yen firmed on BOJ rate-hike expectations and sterling rose ahead of the BoE. Babypips had the dollar index down about 0.4% on Wednesday.
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Commodities
Brent settled at $94.62, down 8.7%, and WTI at $88.12, down 8.3%, as traders bet the election result will push Washington toward ending the Iran war. Prices were little changed in Asian trade on Thursday.
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Markets
Dow posts biggest day since April 2025 after Democratic midterm sweep US stocks rallied Wednesday as Democrats won decisively in the midterms and President Trump accepted the results. The Dow gained 1,569 points (+3.03%) and the S&P 500 rose 1.58%.
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Oil Falls, Trading Near $102.
Oil prices declined to around $102 per barrel as markets weighed supply risks linked to attacks on Saudi Arabia against the possibility of increased Russian diesel supplies.
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