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8 year oldWhy it matters: The result shrinks the Republican majority in the Senate to a single seat, spelling trouble for President Trump's legislative agenda.
"Significant fiscal easing just got harder and there's nothing here to help the dollar," said Kit Juckes, a strategist at Societe Generale.
The result also has major implications for 2018. Democrats are now only two seats away from a majority in the Senate, an outcome that was unthinkable at the start of the year.
2. Fed's decision day: The U.S. Federal Reserve is widely expected to raise interest rates at its final meeting of the year.
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