# Markets react cautiously to Democrats’ US midterm victory

https://mins.news/en/video/128897

- France 24 English, 2026-11-04 10:42 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjoxmbjQoGk

> After Democrats took control of Congress in the US midterms, investors shunned AI stocks and moved into government bonds on Wednesday. Oil prices edged higher amid uncertainty over the direction of President Donald Trump’s war against Iran. The programme also examines the campaign’s central issue: rising living costs.

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