Daily Market Updates: Why the Markets Don’t Care About the Midterms

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At close · Wed, Oct 28, 2026

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Why the Markets Don’t Care About the Midterms

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Factors like inflation, interest rates, A.I. and the war with Iran are far more important, our columnist says.

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