In a nutshell: . US REBAR (NUE/CMC) - Steelmakers hike offers for the first time in almost a year . ARCELORMITTAL (+) - Plan of new 18mt greenfield plant in India gets more precise . CLEVELAND-CLIFFS (-) - Q3 preview: stretching the balance sheet . US AUTO - October sales increased MoM, inventories continue to rise . THEMATIC RESEARCH - Trump vs Harris: The Final Countdown . ESG - Materiality Mapped - Sector by Sector Daily Prices as of November 1 / PRICE MOVERS . MACRO/COMMODITY WRAP: China''s National People''s Congress are meeting during November 4-8 to discuss approval of the fiscal stimulus measures. The market is closely monitoring the US Election on Tuesday. Base metals trading was higher this morning on the SHFE; nickel +1.0%, aluminium +0.3%, zinc +0.8%, copper edged up. Rio Tinto (+) was reportedly in three way talks with Entree Resources and the Mongolian government to reach a deal that would allow RIO to access parts of the OT mine owned by Entree in order to prevent a drop off in grades. Botswana''s new president Duma Boko said on Friday that he wanted to conclude talks for a new sales pact with De Beers, a unit of Anglo America (+). Iron ore futures slid this morning as the market closely monitor the US election and a key meeting by China''s NPC for cues on stimulus measures. Gold (USD 2,742/oz) remained below a record high as the market monitor a tight US presidential election that could have a significant impact on economic policy. A 25bps Fed rate cut is 95% priced for November. . Macro data this week: US Factory orders on Monday, China Exports and Imports on Wednesday, US Nonfarm Productivity on Thursday . US REBAR - Steelmakers hike offers for the first time in almost a year: According to industry sources, Gerdau followed CMC (+) and STLD (=) in raising rebar prices by USD 30/st last Friday. This marks the first price hike in almost a year and follow similar attempts for plate, HRC and OCTG from other producers in recent...