MarketAlleys Daily Brief, Tuesday, October 13, 2026: Earnings slate and CPI ahead

Global market snapshot

Major US ETF proxies were mixed from the prior close as of Oct 12, 20:00 UTC: the SPY ETF was $778.10 and fell 0.06%, the QQQ ETF was $746.04 and fell 0.70%, while the DIA ETF was $517.91 and rose 0.35%. Crypto moved on a 24-hour basis as of Oct 13, 05:44 UTC: Bitcoin was $83,542.00 and fell 0.44%, Ether was $2,523.70 and fell 1.41% over 24 hours.

US equities: prior close

As of Oct 12, 20:00 UTC, from the prior close US equity ETF proxies were mixed: the SPY ETF was $778.10 and fell 0.06%, the QQQ ETF was $746.04 and fell 0.70%, the DIA ETF was $517.91 and rose 0.35%, and the IWM ETF was $277.90 and fell 0.37%. Among large-cap names, Microsoft was $541.15 and rose 1.14%, Apple was $340.97 and rose 1.29% from the prior close.

Europe and Asia

Europe and Asia ETF proxies were little changed to softer from the prior close as of Oct 12, 20:00 UTC: the EWG ETF was $40.96 and was little changed, the EWU ETF was $46.70 and rose 0.39%, and the EWJ ETF was $97.32 and fell 0.55%. Equity breadth tracked 32 names globally with 14 up, 17 down and 1 unchanged in the latest snapshot.

Crypto

On a 24-hour basis as of Oct 13, 05:44 UTC crypto prices were mostly lower: Bitcoin was $83,542.00 and fell 0.44% over 24 hours, Ether was $2,523.70 and fell 1.41% over 24 hours, Solana was $108.10 and fell 4.09% over 24 hours, and XRP was $1.3700 and fell 2.97% over 24 hours. Five-session readings show modest losses across largest tokens.

FX, commodities and rates

Foreign-exchange reference rates from the ECB fixing as of Oct 12, 14:00 UTC showed EUR/USD 1.1181 fell 0.22%, USD/JPY 158.60 rose 0.22%, GBP/USD 1.3235 rose 0.11%, USD/CHF 0.8328 rose 0.21% and AUD/USD 0.6974 fell 0.10% from the prior ECB fixing. Commodities and ETFs as of Oct 12, 20:00 UTC included the GLD ETF at $382.15 which fell 0.63%, the SLV ETF at $54.35 which fell 0.79%, the USO ETF at $151.03 which rose 1.91%, and the BNO ETF at $65.12 which rose 1.77%. US Treasury yields are shown with observation dates: US 2-year Treasury yield 4.75% (daily change -2 bp) and US 10-year Treasury yield 5.22% (daily change -6 bp), both observed on Thu Oct 8.

Top catalysts ahead

A busy earnings slate is scheduled this morning: UNH, JPM, JNJ, C, WFC and GS are due Tue Oct 13 before the open. Ahead this week, BAC and MS are scheduled Wed Oct 14 before the open and the Consumer Price Index is scheduled Wed Oct 14 at 12:30 UTC; other macro and earnings releases are listed through Thu Oct 15.

• Tue Oct 13 (before the open) — UNH Q3 2026 earnings · EPS estimate 4.19
• Tue Oct 13 (before the open) — JPM Q3 2026 earnings · EPS estimate 5.92
• Tue Oct 13 (before the open) — JNJ Q3 2026 earnings · EPS estimate 2.59
• Tue Oct 13 (before the open) — C Q3 2026 earnings · EPS estimate 2.73
• Tue Oct 13 (before the open) — WFC Q3 2026 earnings · EPS estimate 1.88

Three stories to watch

Reuters reports Indian shares were flat at open as inflation strengthens rate-hike concerns. CoinDesk reports Bitcoin rebounded above $83,000 as it decouples from tumbling Korean stocks and Nasdaq futures. Reuters reports oil fell as Russia diesel supply prospects counter Gulf supply risks.

• Indian shares flat at open as inflation strengthens rate-hike concerns — Reuters, Oct 13, 02:29 UTC
• Bitcoin rebounds above $83,000 as it decouples from tumbling Korean stocks and Nasdaq futures — CoinDesk, Oct 13, 04:18 UTC
• Oil falls as Russia diesel supply prospects counter Gulf supply risks — Reuters, Oct 13, 00:25 UTC

What matters next

Near-term market attention will focus on the group of bank and corporate earnings scheduled before the open on Tue Oct 13, including JNJ, GS and C. Looking further ahead, the Consumer Price Index is scheduled Wed Oct 14 at 12:30 UTC and retail sales are scheduled Thu Oct 15, with the FOMC rate decision due Wed Oct 28.

• Next central-bank decision: Wed Oct 28, 18:00 UTC — FOMC rate decision (US) (source)
• Next high-impact data: Wed Oct 14, 12:30 UTC — Consumer Price Index (US) (source)
• Next major earnings: Tue Oct 13 (before the open) — UNH Q3 2026 earnings · EPS estimate 4.19

Sources and data

• Finnhub (market data) — market data
• CoinGecko (market data) — market data
• European Central Bank (euro reference rates) (primary source) — market data
• U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve Board via FRED (primary source) — Yields and dollar index
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (primary source) — calendar
• U.S. Energy Information Administration via FRED (primary source) — calendar
• Federal Reserve (primary source) — calendar
• Bank of England (primary source) — calendar
• Reuters (secondary source) — Indian shares flat at open as inflation strengthens rate-hike concerns
• CoinDesk (secondary source) — Bitcoin rebounds above $83,000 as it decouples from tumbling Korean stocks and Nasdaq futures
• CNBC (secondary source) — Jim Cramer's top 10 things to watch in the stock market Monday

Market data as of Oct 13, 05:44 UTC; report generated Oct 13, 06:00 UTC. All times are UTC. Each table row shows its own timestamp and provider.

This report was produced by the MarketAlleys Research Desk using automated data processing and language tools from the sources listed above, and checked against our automated-content validation rules. It is for information only and is not investment advice.