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On November 2, US stocks rebounded sharply after recent sell-offs. There are two reasons: anticipation of a peace deal on Iran and public statements by the White House's chief economic adviser that there is no crisis in the artificial intelligence sector.
On Tuesday, November 3, the US holds midterm elections - the re-election of Congress in the middle of the presidential term. Democrats need to win back just three seats in the House of Representatives to take it over and stall Donald Trump's agenda in the final two years of his term.
WTI crude oil futures (the benchmark American grade, traded on the NYMEX exchange) lost 2.25% on Monday and slid to $99.80. This is a continuation of the correction after Friday's peak of $104.03 - a five-month high.
Oil gained $2.63 per barrel on Friday after the fourth tanker attack in the Strait of Hormuz this month. Today seven OPEC+ countries are meeting online, but according to Reuters, everything is decided in advance for December: production will be left as is.
On October 29, hackers breached Binance's hot wallets (the exchange's network-connected storage) and withdrew $6.3 billion in assets. Two days later, the story became political: Donald Trump said the administration was dealing with the incident, and letters demanding federal oversight of exchanges began arriving in Congress.
Reuters reported on October 28 that Bloomberg, Susquehanna International Group and Jump Trading have subscribed to the Truth API — a paid data feed from Trump Media that delivers Donald Trump's posts roughly 50 milliseconds faster than the social network's regular notifications. The subscription costs between $60,000 and $100,000 a month.
On October 23, Brent crude passed two round marks in a matter of minutes: at 16:49 Moscow time the price went above $115, and already at 16:58 Moscow time - above $116. The reason - a sharp escalation of rhetoric around Iran.
On Thursday, October 22, Asian markets crashed: China's CSI 300 index lost 2% during the session and fell 20% from its June high. A 20% drop from the peak is the formal definition of a bear market.
WTI is losing about 1.5% on Monday morning and trading around $90 per barrel, breaking a two-day rally. The pressure came after Donald Trump's statement about a possible halt to Russian and Ukrainian strikes on energy infrastructure, while the details of the agreement have not yet been confirmed by both sides.
WTI reversed downward from $91.40 on the evening of October 9 and declined to around $89.95 after the announcement of supplies of Russian diesel to the US market and other countries. At the same time, the US Treasury issued General License 135, permitting transactions with Russian diesel fuel until April 7, 2027.
The dollar is declining against major currencies for the second session in a row. EUR/USD rose to 1.1230, while USD/JPY fell below 158.00 amid a pullback in US Treasury yields and a decline in the geopolitical premium.
Bitcoin recovered to $82,000 after Donald Trump's statement that the US will not strike Iran until November 3. Amid easing geopolitical risks, oil reversed downward, and the crypto market partially recouped the overnight decline.
G7 countries plan to release up to 100 million barrels of diesel fuel and crude oil from strategic reserves. On this news, oil fell by about 3%, but later the decline stopped due to persistent geopolitical risks surrounding Iran.
US President Donald Trump said that in the absence of an acceptable agreement, Washington may resume or intensify strikes on Iran after the midterm elections. The conflict has been ongoing for about seven months, and the situation around the Strait of Hormuz remains one of the key risks for the oil market.
US crude WTI (the US benchmark grade) is trading around $93.05 in early Asian hours on Monday. The push came from US President Donald Trump's rejection of Iran's proposal to open the Strait of Hormuz - a key maritime route for oil exports from the Persian Gulf.
XAU/USD dropped below $4,200 and hit a nearly two-month low. Gold is under pressure from expectations of further Fed rate hikes, high US Treasury yields and a stronger dollar.
