{
  "id": 18094144,
  "title": "Markets react to the US midterms: the dollar falls and gold rises",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/markets-react-to-the-us-midterms-the-dollar-falls-and-gold-rises",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-11-04T08:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MercoPress",
    "slug": "mercopress",
    "url": "https://en.mercopress.com/2026/11/04/markets-react-to-the-us-midterms-the-dollar-falls-and-gold-rises"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The US dollar weakened against major currencies on Wednesday morning and gold rose more than 2% to above US$4,000 an ounce as markets assessed the Democratic victory in the midterm elections, which will give the opposition control of both chambers of Congress for the final two years of Donald Trump’s presidency.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}