Via Goldman:
Focus is likely to intensify further on Georgia’s two Senate runoff elections, which will determine control of the Senate. We look here at the implications for key assets of a shift from the current Republican Senate majority to Democratic control of the Senate, using the same cross-asset approach that we have used to think about the presidential election and vaccine news.
Changes to the fiscal and corporate tax outlook are the two main implications of a Democratic Senate majority that the market is likely to focus on. Our main results suggest that in the event that Democrats win control, equities, USTreasury yields, and breakevens are generally likely to move higher. The Dollar is likely to depreciate, especially against US-centric and oil-sensitive currencies,while oil is likely to move higher, and gold lower. If a larger-than-expected fiscal package is negotiated ahead of the elections, the pro-cyclical part of this shift could come earlier, leaving the focus on the election more firmly on taxesbeyond that point.
