
In early Asia-Pacific trading on the 10th, Nasdaq stock index futures expanded gains to 0.92%, and S&P 500 stock index futures rose over 0.56%.
Bitcoin climbed to around $106,400, and Ethereum rose above $3,600.
Spot gold increased 0.64% to $4,027. Spot silver rose 1%.
On the news front, according to CCTV News, reporters learned on November 9 local time that the US Senate has reached an agreement to end the federal government "shutdown."
On the evening of November 9 local time, as the US federal government "shutdown" entered its 40th day, US President Trump told the media upon returning to the White House, "It looks like we are very close to ending the 'shutdown'."
The US Senate was expected to advance a vote on a bill already passed by the House of Representatives that evening, but the bill would be amended to bundle a short-term funding measure (which could provide funds for the federal government until January 2026) with three full-year appropriation bills. It is reported that this bill has already gained enough support from Democratic senators to pass the vote.
However, according to Senate Majority Leader, Republican John Thune, the amended funding plan still needs to be passed by the House of Representatives and sent to Trump for signing, a process that may take several days.
After Thune announced the news of a "potential agreement," the US Senate Appropriations Committee subsequently released three bills aimed at ending the government "shutdown." The currently disclosed process shows:
The Senate is expected to first vote on advancing the temporary funding resolution passed by the House (i.e., the temporary funding bill that previously failed to advance 14 times in the Senate);
It will then be amended to include full-year funding measures and a longer government funding extension;
The plan also includes an agreement to hold a vote on the healthcare policy content sought by Democrats on a scheduled date.
The Senate was expected to vote on the temporary funding measure as early as the evening of the 9th. The measure requires 60 votes to advance. Republicans currently hold 53 seats in the Senate, so they must secure support from Democrats to pass it.
So far, Senate Democrats have been resisting efforts to pass funding bills, aiming to pressure Republicans to agree to reforms of the healthcare system, including extending subsidies set to expire under the Affordable Care Act. According to the agreement currently under discussion, the Senate would agree to hold a separate vote on the subsidies later.
On November 9, US Treasury Secretary Besant told the media that if the "shutdown" continues, US economic growth in the fourth quarter of this year "will be cut in half."
On the same day, White House economic adviser Hassett said in a media interview that if the federal government "shutdown" persists, the US fourth-quarter economic growth rate could turn negative.
