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US stocks rise, dollar slides as investors digest Democrats’ midterm victories

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Government bond yields fall while initial fears ease over impact of election results on world’s biggest economy US midterm elections – live updates After US midterms, what will lame-duck Trump mean for global economy? US stocks have surged as investors digest the Democrats’ victories in the midterm elections , lifted by hopes that Donald Trump ’s turbulent policymaking would be restrained and shaking off initial fears about the impact on growth in the world’s largest economy. The Dow Jones rose close to 3%, its best day in over a year, while the…

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