Forex & Market News

Five major central banks meet this week, but coverage points to New Zealand and Canada as the likelier sources of a repricing in NZD/USD and USD/CAD.

Goldman Sachs has trimmed its Kospi target by a quarter, to 9,000, while keeping a constructive stance on South Korean equities, according to wire reports.

Silver traded between $53.08 and $54.79 on October 23, 2026, last at $53.87 (-1.63%), as silver tests $53.08 support in oversold downtrend.

Gold traded between $3,989.20 and $4,050.20 on October 23, 2026, last at $3,994.15 (-1.63%), as MicroSectors Gold Miners 3X Leveraged ETN Getting Very Oversold.

Apple has moved ahead of Nvidia in market capitalization, taking the top position among publicly traded companies, according to wire coverage of the midday session.

The FTSE 100 ended Friday lower by 0.5% as soft consumer figures and concern over oil-driven inflation weighed on London shares.

A planned Hoodi activation of the Glamsterdam upgrade was called off after researchers flagged risks tied to new gas rules and their effect on existing smart contracts.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite fell 2.6% on Thursday as concerns about artificial intelligence outlays intensified, leaving investors to look toward Friday's session and its economic calendar.

Gold traded between $4,024.38 and $4,164.30 on October 22, 2026, last at $4,024.38 (-3.03%), as gold oversold at $4,043 after breakdown below $4,130.

Silver traded between $54.54 and $58.10 on October 22, 2026, last at $54.60 (-4.91%), as silver plunges to $54.655 new low, oversold but risky.

Meta has struck a deal with CEO Mark Zuckerberg to address a potential California wealth tax, an arrangement coverage says keeps him living and working in the state.

Apple's first foldable reaches buyers amid favorable early reviews and a report that strong preorders led the company to lift its shipment targets.

Meta shares fell as investors weighed the early traction of its Muse personal agent against the rising cost of building out artificial intelligence.

Visa is reportedly in advanced discussions to acquire digital-asset infrastructure provider Fireblocks in a transaction valued at roughly $2.5 billion.

Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang said appetite for neocloud services is extraordinarily strong, but the availability of capital is constraining how fast those providers can grow.

Cloudflare's Matthew Prince described heavy exploitation activity tied to a PHP vulnerability, while cybersecurity-linked equities in Japan advanced on expectations of stronger demand.

Technology-led losses across Asia, fading hopes for Chinese stimulus and Brent crude above $112 a barrel pushed risk assets lower, lifting the yen and weighing on bitcoin.

The benchmark index for mainland Chinese equities has dropped into bear-market territory as a roughly ten-week selloff continues, with reports linking the latest weakness to an artificial intelligence rout.

Several large U.S. companies, including Meta Platforms, Tesla, IBM and Lam Research, drew attention in after-hours trading, according to wire coverage of the session.

Futures tied to major U.S. indexes pointed lower as traders assessed fresh earnings from Tesla and Meta Platforms, following a session in which the S&P 500 extended a winning run.

Gold traded between $4,122.40 and $4,160.60 on October 21, 2026, last at $4,140.66 (-0.05%), as Walmart is selling an 18-karat gold-plated tennis bracelet for $30.

Teck Resources has been served notice of a possible strike at its Highland Valley Copper operations, according to a company announcement dated Oct. 21, 2026.

BlackRock has introduced a robotics-focused exchange-traded fund, extending its lineup of artificial intelligence-themed investment products.

A judge has ordered Meta to pay $25 billion to New Mexico in a case tied to the Cambridge Analytica scandal, following a jury finding that the company misled consumers about data privacy.

A new company formed with the Dogecoin Foundation will bring MyDoge, DogeOS and Such App under one roof, aiming to expand DOGE's use in payments and decentralized finance.

Wells Fargo says broader economic conditions, rather than reductions in new bitcoin supply, are likely to be the bigger influence on the cryptocurrency's performance.

Solana has switched on Alpenglow, a consensus overhaul that replaces the TowerBFT voting system and aims to bring transaction finality down to roughly 150 milliseconds.

British equities moved in opposite directions on Wednesday as a faster-than-expected inflation reading collided with support from energy shares and a busy earnings calendar.

France's benchmark equity index finished higher on Wednesday, with EssilorLuxottica shares drawing attention after the company's latest earnings.

US equity benchmarks moved higher around SpaceX's earnings, with the Dow rallying late in the session and Nasdaq futures pointing up afterward.