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**Decision Panel (DDHQ), an election forecasting organization:** Democratic Senator Jon Osoff wins re-election in Georgia.

NI225 fell 1.00% during the day.

In an interview with the Financial Times, Trump stated that the United States currently has no immediate plans to strike Iran. He downplayed speculation that he was preparing to escalate the conflict with Iran after the midterm elections. His tone during the interview was relatively restrained, indicating that his focus had shifted, at least for the moment. While he answered questions about Iran, he preferred to discuss his prediction of a Republican victory in the midterm elections. He stated that every one of his rallies was a great success, with packed venues and thousands of people gathering outside large venues, unable to even get inside. The newspaper suggests that if Trump's optimistic assessment of the Republican Party's electoral prospects proves wrong, his stance on the US-Iran standoff could, as has been in the past, undergo a sudden shift.

US President Trump posted two tweets criticizing Fox News, saying it spends too much time reporting on Democrats.

On Wednesday, November 4, the NI225 index opened down 68.28 points, or 0.11%, to 63,013.58.

Japan's monetary base rate fell 13.6% year-on-year in October, compared with -15.20% in the previous month.

US President Trump: The position on Tehran is "very clever".

US President Trump: (Regarding Iran) We seem to be getting everything we want.

According to the Financial Times, Trump stated that the United States currently has no immediate plans to strike Iran.

Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index opened down 62.10 points, or 0.70%, at 8824.70 on Wednesday, November 4.

Polling stations in Indiana and Kentucky have closed.

The latest midterm election projections from Decision Desk Headquarters (DDHQ), an election forecasting organization, show that the Democratic Party has an 84% chance of winning the House of Representatives, for a total of 241 seats. The probability of a Democratic majority in the Senate is 64%, for a total of 52 seats.

Iran has set the price for its light sweet crude oil shipments to Asia in November at a discount of $6.90 per barrel to the Oman/Dubai average (compared to a discount of $4.55 per barrel in October).

According to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Meta Platforms (META.O) issued $15 billion in senior notes in five tranches.

Canadian Prime Minister Carney: The US is reducing its demands and increasing its conditions, but we have not yet reached an agreement.

Canadian Prime Minister Carney: It is not always necessary for trade negotiators to engage in dialogue with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative; we maintain good communication channels.

Canadian Prime Minister Carney: Some of our red lines in trade negotiations with the United States have been removed.

Canadian Prime Minister Carney: Discussions with the United States will become more intensive. We are making progress, but trade negotiations with the United States are not over.

Canadian Prime Minister Carney: There are still some red line issues that need to be resolved.

Australia's final S&P Global Services PMI for October was 48.5, down from 47.8 in the previous month.