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Split government control has always been good for stocks, said David Rubenstein, co-founder of the Carlyle Group, at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Singapore.
"We should not automatically assume that the economy will go south simply because houses are controlled by different parties," he said. "When houses are controlled by different parties, they actually have to make compromises if they want something, and that sometimes tends to be positive."
Some analysts have speculated that investments in infrastructure, such as road and airport construction, could be an area in which the Trump administration could find common ground. with the Democratic leaders in the House. This could stimulate economic activity.
Other experts have said that the greatest relief for actions is simply knowing where things are.
"In the end, the market is relieved.The unknown is now the known," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Spartan Capital Securities.
"The survey, this time, has basically worked well," said David Joy, chief market strategist for Ameriprise. "We removed an element of uncertainty."
Investors should not count on a continuous increase in shares for a year, as was the case after the last 18 mid-term elections.
"It will be interesting to see if this is the norm and not the exception," he said. "The warning for all this is that we have not had a trade war with China after the 18 midterms before that."
Paul R. Monica from CNN Business contributed to this story
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