Author: Pricsilla Ann (Pricsilla Ann)

The FTSE 100 traded near 10,742 in mid-October 2026, extending a rally that has added more than 7% since the index first breached the 10,000 milestone in early January.  The UK’s benchmark equity index has now gained approximately 42% from its April 2025 low of 7,545, an advance driven by international capital flows attracted to...

Bitcoin traded near $84,418 in late October 2026, consolidating within a range of $82,566 to $84,835 during the session.  The leading digital asset has retraced approximately 22% from its January 2026 all-time high above $108,000, a correction that mirrors the broader risk-asset rotation triggered by rising US Treasury yields and a resurgent dollar.  Despite the...

West Texas Intermediate crude oil traded near $98.73 per barrel in late October 2026, consolidating just below the psychologically significant $100 level that has defined the upper boundary of the commodity’s trading range throughout the second half of the year.  The benchmark has rallied approximately 32% from its April trough near $75, driven by a...

The euro traded near 1.1230 against the US dollar in mid-October, hovering just above the 2026 low of 1.1113 established on 14 October.  The single currency has surrendered roughly 7% from its January peak of 1.2081, a decline driven almost entirely by the widening interest rate differential between the Federal Reserve and the European Central...

The euro traded near 1.1230 against the US dollar in mid-October, hovering just above the 2026 low of 1.1113 established on 14 October.  The single currency has surrendered roughly 7% from its January peak of 1.2081, a decline driven almost entirely by the widening interest rate differential between the Federal Reserve and the European Central...

The US 10-year Treasury yield closed at 5.24% at the start of October, a level not sustained on a closing basis since the pre-financial-crisis era.  The move represents an increase of more than 100 basis points since the beginning of 2026, when the benchmark yield traded near 4.15%. Across the curve, the 2-year stood at...

Apple shares traded near $342 in mid-October, consolidating below the 52-week high of $345.34 after a rally that has lifted the stock more than 77% from its March 2026 low of approximately $193.  The advance has pushed the company’s market capitalisation above the $5 trillion threshold first crossed in late July, making Apple only the...

Silver settled near $60.90 per ounce in early October 2026 trading, holding above the psychologically significant $60 floor that has served as a gravitational centre since the metal’s steep retreat from its late-January record high of approximately $121.  The roughly 50% drawdown represents one of the sharpest corrections in silver’s modern history, raising questions about...

The S&P 500 entered mid-October trading near 7,750, a level that places the benchmark index within striking distance of 8,000 yet increasingly exposed to the gravitational drag of a US Treasury market repricing at its most aggressive pace in nearly two decades.  Year-to-date returns of approximately 12.5% have been sustained largely by mega-cap technology leadership,...

Gold traded in a narrow band near $4,200 per ounce during the mid-October session, reflecting a tug of war between persistent safe-haven demand and the gravitational pull of elevated US Treasury yields.  The yellow metal has staged a partial recovery since its Q2 2026 sell-off, which saw prices fall roughly 16% from the January record...