匯豐控股(HSBC.N)：油輪或基礎設施遭襲導致每日200萬至300萬桶石油供應再度中斷，將使市場重回短缺，並對油價構成上行壓力。

MS NOW reports that on the day before the midterms President Trump told reporters by the White House reflection pool his remarks were unrelated to voting; the day after he briefed reporters at an active renovation in the White House state dining room. Republicans suffered what one GOP official called a near "extinction-level" defeat. Multiple current and former White House officials say staff are angry at Trump’s refusal to accept responsibility and at his focus on personal construction projects amid the loss. With two years remaining in his term some staff have begun looking for exits. Allies warn the White House faces retention and recruitment challenges and a risk that the president will be distracted from his policy agenda.

HSBC: Oil market is less protected against another supply loss.