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Today on MarketAlleys · Friday, October 23, 2026

Asia and Europe trading — US cash session opens at 9:30 ET

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Politics & Macro

Reuters: US weekly jobless claims near 57-year lows

Reuters reported on Oct 22, 15:50 UTC that US weekly jobless claims are near 57-year lows; the story was also reported by spokesman.com.

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commodities

Natural Gas (UNG ETF) instrument spotlight

Natural Gas via the UNG ETF showed a modest session decline while trend signals mark the instrument neutral on short- and long-run measures.

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indices

CNBC examines the Nasdaq rout and highlights market bright spots

CNBC's Investing Club published the Homestretch on Oct 22, an actionable afternoon update titled "The perfect storm behind the Nasdaq's rout — plus, some of the bright spots in the market."

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Stocks

stocks

CNBC says AI spending fears unsettle markets

cnbc.com reported that AI spending fears ‘haunt markets’ ahead of Halloween, saying “markets are already getting some of the heebiee-jeebees.”

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stocks

Earnings calendar Oct 23

Finnhub lists AXP's Q3 2026 earnings before Friday's open, with multiple additional earnings scheduled through Oct 26.

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stocks

Tech names slip as Meta leads losses

Meta Platforms fell the most among tracked stocks by Oct 22, 20:00 UTC; most big-cap techs and Nasdaq-linked ETFs were lower by the close.

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Crypto

crypto

Crypto update Oct 23: XRP falls most over 24 hours

XRP led declines, falling 1.85% over 24 hours as of Oct 23, 03:14 UTC; Bitcoin, Ether and Solana also slipped and all four assets show neutral trend signals.

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Forex

forex

EUR/USD falls to 1.1205, five-session change +0.35%

According to the European Central Bank, EUR/USD fell 0.26% from the prior ECB fixing to 1.1205 as of Oct 22, 14:00 UTC; MarketAlleys trend signals list the pair as neutral with RSI(14) 39.8.

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forex

AUD/USD falls to 0.7012; five-session +0.35%

According to the European Central Bank (euro reference rates), AUD/USD was 0.7012 and fell 0.31% from the prior ECB fixing, with a five-session change of +0.35%.

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forex

USD/JPY falls 0.53% to 157.05 on Thursday

trendSignals shows USD/JPY as neutral while upcomingEvents lists U.S. University of Michigan consumer sentiment for Friday.

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Brent Crude via BNO ETF rises 2.77% to $68.91

The BNO ETF climbed 2.77% from the prior close to $68.91, while short-term trend signals list Brent as neutral with RSI(14) 45.1.

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commodities

Commodities update: Brent and WTI lead gains

SLV ETF registered the largest move, while Brent and WTI ETFs rose; price and trend data are from Finnhub and recent headlines by Reuters, econotimes.com, Yahoo and globalnews.ca.

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Politics & Macro

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Oct 22, 2026: Gold leads losses as SPY ETF falls at 20:00 UTC

As of Oct 22, 20:00 UTC the GLD ETF fell 2.63% to $369.00 while the SPY ETF fell 1.18%; the USO ETF rose 1.70%. The University of Michigan consumer sentiment is scheduled for Fri Oct 23.

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Politics & Macro

Market update: GLD ETF down 2.55% as USO ETF rises

Per Finnhub, the GLD ETF led moves, falling 2.55% while the USO ETF rose 1.82%; the SPY ETF and UUP ETF also moved lower as of Oct 22, 19:00 UTC.

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  1. Ether falls 2.50% over 24 hours

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  2. Bitcoin falls 3.26% to $81,378 — MarketAlleys Crypto

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  3. XRP falls 4.14% to $1.3100 — MarketAlleys Crypto

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  4. Crypto market update: XRP down 4.79% at Oct 22, 23:00 UTC

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  5. Crypto market update: XRP leads 24-hour losses — Oct 22, 22:00 UTC

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  6. Crypto market update: XRP leads losses as all four coins fall at Oct 22, 21:00 UTC

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  7. Crypto market update: XRP leads declines on Thursday

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