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Asian markets rebound after midterm‑driven selloff
First reported Oct 23, 4:19 PM ET · Latest Nov 4, 1:59 AM ET · Explainer updated Nov 4, 4:01 AM ET
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Asian equity markets reversed a sharp selloff on Tuesday afternoon, turning the decline sparked by the U.S. midterm elections into a relief rally, the Wall Street Journal reports.
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- Reported Asian markets rallied in the afternoon after an initial selloff. Is this wrong?
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- “Asian markets did an about-face in the afternoon, with the initial selloff sparked by the U.S. midterm elections giving way to a relief rally.” — Wall Street Journal
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Timeline
What changed: The latest trading session saw the selloff give way to buying pressure, lifting regional indices.
How this story developed
- New Asian markets rallied in the afternoon after an initial selloff.
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- Asia Markets Get Midterm Whiplash as Selloff Gives Way to Relief Rally — Wall Street Journal
Asian markets did an about-face in the afternoon, with the initial selloff sparked by the U.S. midterm elections giving way to a relief rally.
- You can expect the stock market to rally no matter who wins on Election Day — MarketWatch
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- Worried about this stock-market selloff? Relief may be coming after the midterms — no matter who wins. — MarketWatch
The nine months between Election Day and June 30 have seen the S&P 500 deliver an average return of 15.5% going back to 1950.
- Stock Selloff Continues as Oil Surges — Wall Street Journal
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Questions
- It remains unclear how long the Asian rally will persist and what impact it will have on other global markets. Open
- It is unclear how the midterm election outcome, regardless of the winning party, would translate into the projected 15.5% average return, and whether other factors like oil price movements will offset any election‑related boost. Open
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The U.S. midterm elections had unsettled investors, prompting a broad market pullback. Earlier commentary warned that the selloff could be temporary, noting that historically the S&P 500 has posted an average 15.5% return in the nine months after election day and that a rally was expected regardless of the election outcome.
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