Before the open (futures) Futures (pre-market)
| Futures (pre-market) | Last | Change |
|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 (ES) | 7 704.25 USD | ▼ -1.11 % |
| Nasdaq 100 (NQ) | 29 391.50 USD | ▼ -2.50 % |
| Dow Jones (YM) | 52 214.00 USD | ▼ -0.41 % |
| Russell 2000 (RTY) | 2 735.50 USD | ▼ -1.66 % |
Indices — last session Stock indices
| Stock indices | Last | Change |
|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 | 7 659.44 USD | ▼ -1.09 % |
| Nasdaq 100 | 29 187.55 USD | ▼ -2.50 % |
| Dow Jones | 52 002.41 USD | ▼ -0.34 % |
| Russell 2000 | 2 721.37 USD | ■ +0.00 % |
| CAC 40 | 7 956.70 EUR | ▲ +0.28 % |
| DAX | 25 622.61 EUR | ▲ +0.95 % |
| FTSE 100 | 10 881.90 GBP | ▲ +0.38 % |
| Nikkei 225 | 65 324.29 JPY | ■ +0.00 % |
| Hang Seng | 24 186.83 HKD | ▲ +0.52 % |
Energy Energy
| Energy | Last | Change |
|---|---|---|
| WTI crude | 101.41 USD | ■ +0.00 % |
| Brent crude | 109.86 USD | ▲ +3.72 % |
| Natural gas | 3.12 USD | ■ +0.00 % |
Rates, metals & volatility Rates, metals & volatility
| Rates, metals & volatility | Last | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 4 181.10 USD | ■ +0.00 % |
| Silver | 57.30 USD | ■ +0.00 % |
| US 10Y yield | 5.08 | ▼ -0.33 % |
| VIX (volatility) | 19.99 USD | ▲ +21.45 % |
Crypto (24 h) Crypto
| Crypto | Last | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Bitcoin | 81 152.00 USD | ■ +0.01 % |
| Ethereum | 2 368.96 USD | ▼ -0.58 % |
| Solana | 102.05 USD | ▼ -0.44 % |
Forex Forex
| Forex | Last | Change |
|---|---|---|
| EUR / USD | 1.12 | ▼ -0.21 % |
| USD / JPY | 157.90 | ▼ -0.06 % |
| GBP / USD | 1.33 | ■ -0.05 % |
| USD / CHF | 0.82 | ■ +0.00 % |
| US Dollar index (DXY) | 101.90 USD | ▲ +0.06 % |
Top stories sources cited
- Les valeurs de l'IA continuent de glisser à Wall Street malgré l'opération pompier de Jensen Huang - L'EchoGoogle News (marchés, français) · 5 days ago
- Hormuz Is Turning Shipping’s Fuel Bill Into a Supply CrisisOilPrice.com · 5 days ago
- US threatens EU with devastating retaliation if Brussels curbs Starlink spectrum accessForexLive · 5 days ago
- Romanian F-16s shoot down two drones over Black Sea, NATO council to meet TuesdayForexLive · 5 days ago
- Evercore appoints co-presidents for the first time in leadership reshuffleFinancial Times · 5 days ago
- Macron faces political firestorm after riotsFinancial Times · 5 days ago
- France reels after ‘unprecedented’ violent riotsFinancial Times · 5 days ago
- Buying the entire stock market is really just a narrow bet on tech dominance - Opening Bell DailyGoogle News (marchés, anglais) · 5 days ago
- Trump to begin transforming historic golf course despite court orderFinancial Times · 5 days ago
What’s being said data, rates, forecasts
- Higher Interest Rates: What Fixed Income Investors Should Know - Lord, Abbett & Co LLCGoogle News (macro & banques centrales) · 5 days ago
- Chip stocks to stay wild as US midterms, rate hike loom - Financial NewswireGoogle News (macro & banques centrales) · 5 days ago
- FOMC Polymarket Odds: Fed Rate Hike Probability Falls to 14% Ahead of October Meeting - CryptonewsGoogle News (macro & banques centrales) · 5 days ago
- UBS Lifts Fed Call to Three Hikes, Adding December 2026 and March 2027 - BigGo FinanceGoogle News (macro & banques centrales) · 5 days ago
- S&P 500 Forecast: SPX holds steady as tech stocks decline and banks rise post-earnings - StoneXGoogle News (marchés, anglais) · 5 days ago
- Dow Jones, Nasdaq 100, S&P 500 Outlook: Top Catalysts to Move US Stocks This Week - BenzingaGoogle News (marchés, anglais) · 5 days ago
- My wife says we can’t afford to retire. I vetoed her $8,000 trip to Italy. We’re in our 60s and have $4 million. Do I keep working?MarketWatch · 5 days ago
What professionals are saying attributed stories
12 story/stories sorted by topic, exactly as published by the business press. The site files and attributes them: it does not summarise, rephrase or endorse them. Quoted forecasts are third-party estimates — not facts, not advice, and not an obligation for the market.
Rates and central banks (Fed, ECB, FOMC)
- Higher Interest Rates: What Fixed Income Investors Should Know - Lord, Abbett & Co LLC — Google News (macro & banques centrales)
- Chip stocks to stay wild as US midterms, rate hike loom - Financial Newswire — Google News (macro & banques centrales)
- FOMC Polymarket Odds: Fed Rate Hike Probability Falls to 14% Ahead of October Meeting - Cryptonews — Google News (macro & banques centrales)
- UBS Lifts Fed Call to Three Hikes, Adding December 2026 and March 2027 - BigGo Finance — Google News (macro & banques centrales)
Geopolitics, energy, trade
- Hormuz Is Turning Shipping’s Fuel Bill Into a Supply Crisis — OilPrice.com
Forecasts, warnings, analysis
- S&P 500 Forecast: SPX holds steady as tech stocks decline and banks rise post-earnings - StoneX — Google News (marchés, anglais)
- Dow Jones, Nasdaq 100, S&P 500 Outlook: Top Catalysts to Move US Stocks This Week - Benzinga — Google News (marchés, anglais)
Markets, indices, flows
- My wife says we can’t afford to retire. I vetoed her $8,000 trip to Italy. We’re in our 60s and have $4 million. Do I keep working? — MarketWatch
- Les valeurs de l'IA continuent de glisser à Wall Street malgré l'opération pompier de Jensen Huang - L'Echo — Google News (marchés, français)
- US threatens EU with devastating retaliation if Brussels curbs Starlink spectrum access — ForexLive
- Romanian F-16s shoot down two drones over Black Sea, NATO council to meet Tuesday — ForexLive
- Evercore appoints co-presidents for the first time in leadership reshuffle — Financial Times
Geopolitical and economic risk and how it links to futures
- Hormuz Is Turning Shipping’s Fuel Bill Into a Supply Crisis — OilPrice.com
Transmission chain, plainly: a geopolitical or fiscal risk changes energy prices and the risk premium, hence inflation expectations, hence rates, hence the dollar — which then feeds into index futures, metals and currencies. The site publishes the relevant stories, attributed to their outlet; it never claims an event WILL move a contract.
Tomorrow and this week public calendar
What is already on the public calendar: high- or medium-impact events over the coming days, Paris time. A scheduled release is not a guaranteed move — it is a moment when the market listens.
2026-10-18
- 01:05 · RBA Assist Gov Kent Speaks (AUD · Low)
2026-10-19
- 14:30 · CPI m/m (CAD · High) fcst 0.2%
- 14:30 · Median CPI y/y (CAD · High) fcst 2.0%
- 14:30 · Trimmed CPI y/y (CAD · High) fcst 1.9%
- 14:30 · Common CPI y/y (CAD · Medium) fcst 2.6%
Tomorrow · 2026-10-20
- 08:00 · Average Earnings Index 3m/y (GBP · Medium) fcst 3.8%
2026-10-21
- 08:00 · CPI y/y (GBP · High) fcst 3.4%
- 23:45 · CPI q/q (NZD · High) fcst 0.8%
- 15:00 · BOE Gov Bailey Speaks (GBP · Medium)
2026-10-22
- 14:30 · Unemployment Claims (USD · Medium) fcst 200K
2026-10-23
- 08:00 · Retail Sales m/m (GBP · Medium) fcst -0.2%
- 09:15 · French Flash Manufacturing PMI (EUR · Medium) fcst 50.6
- 09:15 · French Flash Services PMI (EUR · Medium) fcst 50.8
- 09:30 · German Flash Manufacturing PMI (EUR · Medium) fcst 53.5
- 09:30 · German Flash Services PMI (EUR · Medium) fcst 52.6
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