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If the Democratic Party takes control of Congress in the US midterm elections, it will affect many financial issues such as Fed nominations, US debt, AI data centers, energy, cryptocurrency, and health care.
According to the United Statesmidterm elections Judging by the current polling results, a “blue wave” is taking shape. Many American media had predicted thisdemocratic party Will gain control over the House and Senate. The market has already reacted: the US dollar, US stock futures and Bitcoin have fallen, while solar stocks have reversed the trend and risen.
If Democrats take control of Congress, which industries will be affected? Six key points are listed below. However, US President Trump has said that he will use his veto power more often, and the Democratic Party’s policies cannot be changed into law.
1. The Fed and US debt
If Democrats win the Senate, they will be able to block Trump’s nominees for the Federal Reserve (Fed), limiting his ability to expand his influence over the Fed. Both parties in Congress and the White House could also limit new spending to ease price pressures. Markets had expected Washington to fall into an impasse. US bonds rose and yields fell. The Bloomberg US dollar index once fell 0.4%.
Two,Aye data center
The Democratic Party may strengthen oversight of the AI industry, but whether data centers can continue to expand will be more important in the gubernatorial election. Democratic gubernatorial candidates in Texas, Georgia and Michigan all advocate a moratorium on new data centers. Texas has about one-third of the nation’s AI power consumption capacity and has another 250 projects. If the policy changes, it could have an impact on the AI manufacturing boom. Nasdaq 100 futures fell more than 2% at one point.
3. Energy
Investors are betting that the Democratic Party can check and balance Trump’s anti-solar policies, and money will be diverted to clean energy industries like solar power and batteries. Enphase and SolarEdge rose as much as 12% on alternative trading platforms. Agricultural groups hope to expand the use of biofuels made from corn and soybeans to support demand for crops.
4. Cryptocurrency
A Democratic victory could make it more difficult to pass industry-backed deregulation bills. The CLARITY Act, which is stalled in the Senate, may have to be renegotiated. Bitcoin fell 1.7% to around $76,500 during Asian trading hours, but industrial factors like the Binance hack also dragged the market down, which can’t be entirely attributed to the election.
5. Trump and Musk
Taking control of Congress would give Democrats investigation and subpoena powers to pursue the Trump family’s cryptocurrency transactions, corporate donations, and questionable government contracts. Companies owned by Republican financier Musk also face the risk of increased regulation, and share prices of Tesla and SpaceX fell 1.8% after the early voting results.
