U.S. congressional elections to command attention this week
Technology and energy markets diverged sharply this week, while the Federal Reserve’s steady hand proved less decisive than initially suggested. Equities opened on a constructive note Monday following news of Anthropic’s S-1 filing, but sentiment reversed by midweek as hyperscaler earnings from Alphabet, Amazon, and Intel reignited concerns over the scale of AI-related capital expenditure.
November 2, 2026
