The Midterms

By Jeffrey Cane |  Sunday, November 4

Given the stakes in this week's midterm election, we thought the topic was worthy of a special Sunday edition of Review & Preview. 

Election Week. The elections on Tuesday will change the tenor of politics for the next two years, if not the balance of power in Washington. The results will have implications for trade, the markets, and the economy.

The current expectations are that the Democrats will retake the House of Representatives and that the Republicans will keep control of the Senate. But the margins of those victories may prove important, as will certain statewide elections and ballot questions.  We may not know what it all means for days after the polls close Tuesday evening.

Investors won't want to wait that long. Barron’s has been exploring the risks and opportunities in the possible outcomes. 

We have twice convened a roundtable of Wall Street policy experts to gauge what the midterms could mean for the markets.

Once in September: 
What a Pivotal Midterm Election Could Mean for Investors

And then again in October: 
What the Midterms Will Mean for the Markets

This past week, we asked our staff to explore the subject from every angle: 

·         We have examined the possible implications for economic growth

·         For trade 

·         and the municipal bond market

And we drilled down into important sectors like:

·         Health care

·         Energy

·         Technology

·         Autos

Be sure to visit Barrons.com on Wednesday as we sort out the voting for the new Congress and how the outlook for the market may change as a result.