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Three weeks before the midterms, just 34% of US voters approve of Donald Trump, a Financial Times (FT) poll shows.  Traders betting on that vote see Republicans losing the House. Polymarket gives Democrats a 91% chance of taking the chamber, on $16.4 million in volume. Jobs, Fuel and an 8-Month War Weigh on the Vote…

The euro slid to a 17-month low against the dollar on Monday. Reports that Spain’s government may call an early election deepened worries already building over France’s budget. Higher interest rates add a second strain, slowing European share sales after a strong start to 2026. Madrid Joins Paris on the Market’s Worry List According to…

The ARK Invest CEO says the US dollar is much stronger than investors think and could appreciate significantly over the next few years. Why is it important for investors? A stronger dollar could pressure gold, reshape bond positioning, and test Bitcoin’s recent ability to rise rapidly. Wood Says Investors Are Watching the Wrong Dollar Chart…

Jim Cramer told investors to prepare for a potentially rougher third-quarter earnings season. The Mad Money host said companies may not deliver the strong numbers investors have grown used to. The country’s biggest lenders go first. JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, Citigroup and Goldman Sachs are scheduled to report September-quarter results on October 14. “We’re on the…

The United States (US) Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is set to release September Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) data on Friday at 12:30 GMT. With investors struggling to make up their minds about a potential Federal Reserve (Fed) interest rate hike in October, the underlying details of the employment report could influence how markets assess the…

Jim Cramer said the impact of higher interest rates is his big fear for the stock market right now. The Mad Money host raised the concern about 2 weeks after the Federal Reserve resumed hiking. His warning came during a Thursday review of the third quarter, when software stocks rebounded and chip names cooled. He…