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17 / 10 / 26
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The Global Close: October 16, 2026 — Oil tops $100 as AI credit fears cap a brutal tech week
Nasdaq fell 2.14% Friday and about 4.5% on the week as CoreWeave slid 12% on AI debt fears, while WTI settled above $100 at $101.41 and Brent at $109.86. Europe and Asia rose; the 10-year yield held at 5.097%.
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Crypto Pulse: 4 PM CT — Cardano (ADA) edges down 0.45% on the hour
Hourly Crypto Pulse for 4:34 PM CT: Cardano (ADA) edges down 0.45% on the hour. Bitcoin, Ethereum and the majors with hourly moves — crypto trades 24/7.
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Crypto Pulse: 3 PM CT — Solana (SOL) edges up 0.17% on the hour
Hourly Crypto Pulse for 3:37 PM CT: Solana (SOL) edges up 0.17% on the hour. Bitcoin, Ethereum and the majors with hourly moves — crypto trades 24/7.
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Markets data Live market data · delayed ~15 min · Source: Yahoo Finance
Indices Delayed
Indices Level Move S&P 500 7,659.44 -1.95% Nasdaq 100 29,187.55 -5.49% Dow Jones 52,002.41 +0.67% Shanghai Comp 3,716.28 -2.13% Nikkei 225 65,324.29 -5.37% FTSE 100 10,881.90 +3.13% DAX 25,622.61 +2.13% CAC 40 7,956.70 +1.58% Hang Seng 24,186.83 -0.10% ASX 200 8,806.70 +1.03% Sensex 74,729.27 +3.90%
FX Delayed
FX Level Move EUR/USD 1.1242 +0.33% GBP/USD 1.3330 +0.66% USD/JPY 157.99 -0.14% DXY 101.78 -0.78% USD/CHF 0.8236 -0.76% AUD/USD 0.6949 -0.52% USD/CAD 1.4137 -0.86% NZD/USD 0.5655 +0.71% USD/CNY 6.6768 -0.23% USD/INR 94.96 -1.88% USD/MXN 18.48 +0.33% EUR/GBP 0.8432 -0.37%
Treasuries Delayed
Treasuries Level Move US 10Y 5.10% -0.14 pp US 30Y 5.44% -0.16 pp US 5Y 4.90% -0.12 pp
Commodities Delayed
Commodities Level Move Gold $4,181.10 -0.23% WTI crude $99.02 +5.63% Silver $57.31 -4.72% Platinum $1,633.10 -2.76% Copper $6.57 -1.87% Brent crude $109.86 +3.01% Natural gas $3.12 -1.61% Wheat $660.50 -1.75% Corn $474.25 -1.81% Soybeans $1,261.25 -2.06% Coffee $305.55 +5.14% Sugar $20.85 +0.00%
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Market Pulse
Crypto Pulse: 2 PM CT — TRON (TRX) edges down 0.30% on the hour
Hourly Crypto Pulse for 2:32 PM CT: TRON (TRX) edges down 0.30% on the hour. Bitcoin, Ethereum and the majors with hourly moves — crypto trades 24/7.
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Crypto Pulse: 1 PM CT — Dogecoin (DOGE) jumps 1.27% on the hour
Hourly Crypto Pulse for 1:33 PM CT: Dogecoin (DOGE) jumps 1.27% on the hour. Bitcoin, Ethereum and the majors with hourly moves — crypto trades 24/7.
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Crypto Pulse: 12 PM CT — TRON (TRX) edges down 0.30% on the hour
Hourly Crypto Pulse for 12:32 PM CT: TRON (TRX) edges down 0.30% on the hour. Bitcoin, Ethereum and the majors with hourly moves — crypto trades 24/7.
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Crypto markets Live crypto data · delayed ~15 min · Source: CoinGecko
BitcoinBTC
$81,466
-0.29%
EthereumETH
$2,415
-0.11%
DogecoinDOGE
$0.080
-0.96%
Top daily movers
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Bitway BTW +29.98%
LayerZero ZRO -11.10%
Pump.fun PUMP -5.86%
Stacks STX -5.56%
Arbitrum ARB -5.19%
Aptos APT -4.46%
Filecoin FIL -4.46%
Ethena ENA -4.12%
Quant QNT -4.03%
Pyth Network PYTH -4.00%
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