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21 / 10 / 26
Analysis
The Global Close: October 21, 2026 — Nasdaq jumps 1.05% as SpaceX and Meta revive the AI trade
The Nasdaq rose 1.05% to 26,702.86 as SpaceX's first profit and Meta's after-hours beat revived the AI trade; Europe rebounded, UK inflation hit 3.5%, and the 10-year yield rose to 5.15%.
Live market data · delayed ~15 min · Source: Yahoo Finance
Indices
Delayed
Indices
Level
Move
S&P 500
7,757.17
+0.50%
Nasdaq 100
29,822.52
-0.43%
Dow Jones
52,856.10
+2.39%
Shanghai Comp
3,670.66
-1.23%
Nikkei 225
63,917.43
-2.15%
FTSE 100
10,752.88
+0.26%
DAX
25,645.04
+1.37%
CAC 40
7,921.68
-0.16%
Hang Seng
23,037.73
-5.25%
ASX 200
8,801.00
+0.93%
Sensex
73,709.69
+1.27%
FX
Delayed
FX
Level
Move
EUR/USD
1.1256
+0.38%
GBP/USD
1.3406
+1.00%
USD/JPY
157.72
-0.27%
DXY
101.57
-0.27%
USD/CHF
0.8223
-0.66%
AUD/USD
0.7019
+1.45%
USD/CAD
1.4033
-1.13%
NZD/USD
0.5695
+1.32%
USD/CNY
6.6737
-0.26%
USD/INR
94.45
-0.08%
USD/MXN
18.74
+1.61%
EUR/GBP
0.8394
-0.64%
Treasuries
Delayed
Treasuries
Level
Move
US 10Y
5.15%
+0.06 pp
US 30Y
5.44%
+0.01 pp
US 5Y
4.97%
+0.07 pp
Commodities
Delayed
Commodities
Level
Move
Gold
$4,126.80
-1.30%
WTI crude
$98.49
-2.88%
Silver
$56.68
-0.55%
Platinum
$1,597.00
-1.62%
Copper
$6.52
-0.17%
Brent crude
$110.64
+0.71%
Natural gas
$2.77
-11.01%
Wheat
$628.00
-4.92%
Corn
$464.25
-2.11%
Soybeans
$1,244.00
-1.37%
Coffee
$316.65
+3.62%
Sugar
$20.47
-1.82%
Research & analysis
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Analysis
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%.
The Global Close: October 15, 2026 — Bonds rally on hot inflation as AI rout goes global
September PPI rose 1.3% in the month, yet the 10-year Treasury yield fell 10 basis points in its biggest drop in over a year as an AI credit scare — CoreWeave CDS near 1,200bp, KOSPI down 7.57% — drove a global rotation out of chips and into bonds, health care and the Dow (+1.08%).
The Global Close: October 14, 2026 — Hot inflation, AI sell-off hits tech
September CPI rose 3.7% year over year, above consensus, lifting October Fed hike odds to 37% as the Nasdaq fell 1.88% and AI stocks and bonds sold off; Europe rose on ASML.