U.S. Treasury expects to increase short-term Treasury auction sizes in January.

Preliminary U.S. midterm results favoring Democrats pressured equities and pushed copper down for a second session. Copper, used heavily in data centers and power transmission, has been undercut by recent concerns about AI-related spending. On Tuesday copper slipped below $14,000/tonne for the first time since September, risking a break from a roughly two-month trading range. Analysts say traders tend to trim risk ahead of midterms and that copper’s near-term path will hinge on U.S. equity direction. With early returns tilting Democratic, the odds of Washington gridlock have risen; greater regulatory scrutiny of high-growth sectors could weigh on stocks and the dollar, though a weaker dollar would typically support dollar-priced commodities.

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