Democrat victory in US midterms provokes disparate reactions around the world

According to a Reuters investigation published by InfoMoney, governments and politicians from several countries spoke out after the Democrats emerged victorious in the intermediate legislative election in the United States. Reactions were recorded on November 4th, and voting took place on November 3rd, a date that can be deduced from a publication the following day.

According to Reuters, the result could have implications for global trade, security and energy prices, three fronts that tend to be of interest to those who invest in the stock market, interest rates and foreign exchange.

Among his speeches, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez wrote in X that North American voters rejected policies that impoverish people, hatred, sexism, skepticism in the face of global warming and the privileges of elites.

In the same publication, Sánchez stated that something similar has already happened before in Brazil and that it should happen soon in Spain.

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre also spoke to Reuters, but the content of his statement does not appear in the excerpt, which prevents reporting his position.

Despite the title, which talks about the skyrocketing impact on the world market, the excerpt read from the report does not contain data on stock exchanges, currencies or interest rates. Therefore, the size of the financial effects cannot be measured from this material.

What changes for the investor

Without quotes or variations in the material collected, there is no way to say which markets reacted more and which reacted less. Reuters points to three possible channels: trade, security and energy. Those who follow the Nasdaq, interest rates and the dollar can observe whether themes like these translate into concrete policies in the United States, as this is where a possible effect on prices usually appears first. This text does not recommend buying or selling any asset.

Automatically translated from Portuguese.