US stock futures, the dollar, and Treasury yields fell after Decision Desk HQ projected that Democrats won control of the House in Tuesday’s midterm elections. Following the projection and early returns showing Republican Greg Abbott trailing in the Texas governor’s race, Nasdaq 100 futures traded down 1.83%, S&P 500 contracts slid 1.01%, and Dow futures lost 0.66%, while tech shares declined in Asia.
Traders weighed the prospect of a full Democratic sweep of Congress that could slow data center construction and complicate the legislative outlook for cryptocurrency. UBS strategists said markets had turned risk off on rising odds of a “Blue wave,” noting that a sweep could bring “more friction around AI/data center investments, as well as more gridlock and negotiation/ bargaining around the debt ceiling and fiscal policy.”



