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Asian stocks and the dollar fell on November 4 as Democrats made early gains in the US midterm elections and were set to win control of the House and possibly the Senate. Analysts said divided government could lead to gridlock and reduce the chance of further major policy changes.
The dollar index dropped toward one-month lows.
A weaker dollar tends to support dollar-priced commodities such as soybean meal and corn, since they become cheaper for foreign buyers. The political outcome is a macro signal rather than a direct supply or demand shock.
thejapantimes.jpNov 4, 2026After 1,637 past bearish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (39% higher; middle half -0.6% to +0.3%), and -0.2% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
