Republicans and Democrats

Key events: USA – Crude Oil Inventories   One can`t but be concerned about the midterm elections, right? Worrying about what the makeup of the U.S. Congress will be after the election is always present. Curiously, the stock market usually drops during the period until the first Tuesday after November 1 in election years, but then rises sharply until the second quarter of the following year.

Key events: Eurozone – ECB President Lagarde Speaks   U.S. stock indices were up in trading on Friday but finished the week in the red, and the drop in Nasdaq Composite became the maximum since January. Most importantly, the market was supported on Friday by the statistical data on unemployment in the USA for October, which showed that the labor market remains strong, but began to lose momentum to growth.