October 21, 2026 7:27 am
Key Moments USD/CAD traded near 1.4060 during Asian hours on Wednesday after four consecutive daily declines. Crude oil prices have risen more than 10% this month amid heightened geopolitical risks and Strait of Hormuz shipping attacks. Fed Chair Kevin Warsh signaled a data-dependent approach and declined to “prejudge” the October rate decision, keeping policy expectations […]
Read moreOctober 21, 2026 6:16 am
Key Moments AUD/USD has traded higher for a fourth consecutive session, staying above the 0.7000 level and near its recent monthly peak. Hawkish commentary from RBA officials and stronger-than-expected Chinese Q3 GDP at 4.5% year-over-year are supporting the Australian Dollar. Rising Fed hike expectations, with markets pricing in over a 90% chance of a December […]
Read moreOctober 20, 2026 1:29 pm
Key Moments Equifax shares rose 1.5% in pre-market trading after reporting third-quarter 2026 adjusted EPS of $2.26, above the roughly $2.20 analyst consensus. Q3 2026 revenue reached $1.69 billion, in line with expectations and up 10% year-over-year, while net income increased 32% to $211.7 million. Despite trimming full-year revenue and EPS guidance amid ongoing mortgage […]
Read moreOctober 20, 2026 12:42 pm
Key Moments RTX climbed 2.0% in pre-market trading after reporting third-quarter 2026 results that exceeded analyst expectations on revenue and earnings. Adjusted EPS of $2.26 surpassed the $1.78 consensus by $0.48, while revenue reached $25.0 billion, up 11% from the prior year and above the $24.09 billion estimate. The company raised its full-year 2026 adjusted […]
Read moreOctober 20, 2026 10:41 am
Key Moments The Brazilian real appreciated as USD/BRL moved from around 5.2 to approximately 5.0 following Flavio Bolsonaro’s lead in the first election round. Commerzbank expects additional short-term BRL gains if Bolsonaro wins the runoff, with the longevity of any rally tied to fiscal policy announcements and implementation. Bolsonaro’s domestic reform capacity and foreign-policy positioning, […]
Read moreOctober 20, 2026 8:43 am
Key Moments ICE Brent prices stay supported around $110/bbl as markets concentrate on Middle East supply risks and associated risk premium. Record tanker freight rates and less efficient vessel deployment, linked to Middle East developments, underpin elevated delivered oil costs. China’s September crude data point to inventory drawdowns of a little more than 500k b/d […]
Read moreOctober 20, 2026 8:39 am
Key Moments AstraZeneca (NYSE:AZN) announced a partnership with Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) to enhance clinical research operations using artificial intelligence. The collaboration centers on integrating AI into clinical workflows, including trial recruitment, disease diagnosis, and drug safety monitoring. The first initiative targets hypertension care and research in Abu Dhabi with M42, with additional projects planned across the […]
Read moreOctober 20, 2026 6:55 am
Key Moments Bitcoin traded close to $82,000 while on-chain data showed weaker spot demand and lingering selling pressure. The share of Bitcoin supply in profit dropped to 68.2%, with the realized profit-to-loss ratio falling to 41.8%, signaling cooler profit-taking. Implied volatility stayed below its one-year average, but upcoming options expiries and broader equity deleveraging posed […]
Read moreOctober 20, 2026 6:25 am
Key Moments NZD/USD traded nearly unchanged around 0.5665 in early Asian dealings as investors awaited New Zealand’s Q3 CPI data. The People’s Bank of China kept its one-year and five-year Loan Prime Rates at 3.00% and 3.50% in October. Markets expected the Federal Reserve to leave interest rates unchanged at its upcoming October 27-28 policy […]
Read moreOctober 20, 2026 5:53 am
Key Moments EUR/USD traded near 1.1215 in early European dealings on Tuesday, holding its recent gains despite political and fiscal concerns in France. The spread between French government bonds and German Bunds widened to 147 basis points, from around 110 basis points in late September. Fed funds futures reflected expectations for an October rate hold […]
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