Investing.com – The dollar was lower against other currencies on Wednesday, as Democrats gained control of the U.S. House of Representatives and Republicans remained in charge of the Senate.
The split Congress helped boost equities, while putting pressure on the dollar. The results were in line with forecasts and seen as a referendum on U.S. President Donald Trump’s term.
Despite the split, Trump tweeted that the elections were a “tremendous success.”
The U.S. dollar index, which measures the greenback’s strength against a basket of six major currencies, fell 0.41% to 95.72 as of 11:23 AM ET (16:23 GMT).
Meanwhile the Federal Reserve starts its two-day policy meeting on Wednesday, but is not expected to announce any changes to monetary policy, ahead of a widely-anticipated rate hike in December.
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