Those influencing the markets 11/05/2026: According to the initial results of the US elections, the Democrats won both houses of Congress. This event will have an impact on future US policy, including the Ukrainian conflict. The price of Brent oil fell below $100 per barrel amid statements by US Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer that he intends to end the war with Iran. US President Donald Trump admitted that the conflict with Iran and the subsequent increase in fuel prices were the reason for the defeat of the Republicans in the elections. The agenda for a possible meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump and Xi Jinping is now agreed. This was announced by the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov. The damage from economic crimes in Russia for nine months reached a record of 457.1 billion rubles., which amounts to almost 70% of the losses for all crimes in the country. According to the data of the Ministry of the Interior, the number of discovered economic offenses increased by 7.3% from year to year and amounted to 95.2 thousand. In the first nine months of this year, 5,400 companies were declared bankrupt in Russia, which is 13.3% higher than the same period last year. The increase in foot attacks accelerated significantly in the second and third quarters. The Russian government raised the import duties on strong alcohol from unfriendly countries to 35%, but no less than 5 euros per adulterated liter. It assumed its ninth annual bond issue in the amount of 15 billion rubles. Thus, the total volume of the issuer's securities in circulation reached 395 billion rubles. The value of sales of new notebook computers in Russia decreased by 19% and amounted to 1.9 million units due to a sharp increase in prices due to the increase in component prices. According to Yeda, the Russian laptop market is shrinking for the second year in a row. Voters in several US states have voted in favor of initiatives aimed at limiting or banning the construction of new artificial intelligence data centers.