US midterm elections

2022 - 11 - 7

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U.S. midterm elections latest: NY stocks rise on Republican ... (Nikkei Asia)

NEW YORK -- Americans finish voting on Tuesday in the midterm elections, with control of Congress at stake.The elections are so called because they fa.

North Carolina officials have registered 14 instances of potential intimidation or interference with voters and election workers ahead of Tuesday's elections, records provided to Reuters show. Many congressional incumbents from both parties tout the CHIPS and Science Act, designed to help the U.S. Wall Street ends sharply higher as investors see a likely win for the Republican Party in the House of Representatives in the U.S. compete with China in technology, as well as the strict chip export ban on China announced in October. [economic and foreign policy](https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/U.S.-midterm-elections-Five-things-Asia-should-know) toward Asian countries. His remarks come in response to a request for comment from a Russian news site. Democrats face grim prospects despite fulfilling Biden's promises to boost clean-energy incentives and rebuild crumbling roads and bridges. Republican control of the House would threaten Biden's legislative agenda with gridlock, dooming tax hikes. elections and will continue doing so -- "carefully, accurately, surgically and in our own way, as we know how to do" -- the first such admission from someone implicated by Washington. [swing the outcome](https://asia.nikkei.com/Politics/Asian-Americans-hold-vital-swing-votes-in-U.S.-midterm-elections) of local congressional elections. If the opposition Republican Party takes control of either chamber, Biden's ability to push through his favored legislation will be greatly diminished. The alleged incidents involve grassroots poll observers, many recruited by Republican figures and activists embracing false conspiracy theories that the 2020 presidential election was marred by fraud.

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.

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.

US midterm elections