The 10‑year Treasury yield fell to 4.865 percent on 5 Nov, while Democrats secured control of Congress in the midterm elections. Oil prices continue their slide, marking a fourth consecutive day of declines after the vote. The yield drop follows a series of modest declines over the previous week, reflecting market reactions to the election outcome and broader risk sentiment.
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4 November 2026
Early results from the US midterm elections point to Democrats taking control of the House and possibly the Senate, and markets reacted on 4 Nov. Contracts for the S&P 500 fell 0.3% and Nasdaq 100 contracts dropped 0.6% after earlier gains, while the 10-year Treasury yield fell to 4.92%. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index slipped 0.2%, though South Korea's Kospi rose 1%. Brent crude dropped to $103.54 a barrel and WTI to $96.04, and the dollar weakened against Group-of-10 peers.
30 October 2026
Binance reports that it has returned between 98 % and 100 % of the roughly $6.3 billion taken in a 20‑minute hack, using its emergency fund and internal reserves. The breach, attributed to the North Korean hacking unit TraderTraitor, forced the exchange to pause all withdrawals and deposits before gradually resuming major currencies. Regulators in South Korea convened with exchanges following the incident, the largest crypto theft on record.