Gold and bitcoin rally after midterms as the dollar slips
FROM THE WIRE · FINANCE.YAHOO.COM
Gold and bitcoin spent most of 2026 as the market's two worst bets. The morning after the midterm elections, both are rallying while the dollar slips. Gold futures (GC=F) jumped more than 3% Wednesday, back above $4,000 an ounce, and bitcoin (BTC-USD) rose nearly 4%, back above…
Read at the source ↗MARKET IMPACTNEUTRAL✦ News Impact agent estimateTone: expected bullishGold, silver and bitcoin rise as a weaker dollar revives the debasement trade.AI-generated summary
✦ IN BRIEF · AIAI-generated summary
- 01Gold futures jumped more than 3%, back above $4,000 an ounce.
- 02Bitcoin rose nearly 4% back above $80,000 while silver gained about 5%.
- 03The dollar index slipped after the Democratic sweep of Congress, though it pared part of the loss.
NEWS IMPACT AND MARKET REACTIONChange from the reference price
US Dollar Index101.4000-0.01%today -0.34%Negative Gold4,072.80 USD+0.06%today +3.36%Positive Silver52.31 USD+0.04%today +5.15%Positive Bitcoin80,134.00 USD-0.22%today +3.61%Positive
US 10-Year Treasury—n/aNeutral
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