MarketAlleys Daily Brief, Monday, November 9, 2026: Markets mixed ahead of US CPI

Global market snapshot

US equity ETFs were mixed at the prior close: the SPY ETF was $735.29 and rose 0.31% from the prior close, the QQQ ETF was $656.10 and rose 1.40% from the prior close, the DIA ETF was $512.22 and fell 0.40% from the prior close, and the IWM ETF was $273.67 and rose 0.99% from the prior close; the VIXY ETF was $21.03 and fell 0.90% from the prior close. Crypto traded lower over 24 hours: Bitcoin was $74,288.00 and fell 1.90% over 24 hours, and Ether was $2,126.50 and fell 4.71% over 24 hours.

US equities: prior close

US markets trade today. At the prior close the SPY ETF was $735.29 and rose 0.31% from the prior close, the QQQ ETF was $656.10 and rose 1.40% from the prior close, the DIA ETF was $512.22 and fell 0.40% from the prior close, and the IWM ETF was $273.67 and rose 0.99% from the prior close. Breadth among tracked names was 32 total, with 12 up, 19 down and 1 unchanged.

Europe and Asia

In Europe and Asia the EWG ETF was $41.58 and fell 2.74% from the prior close, the EWU ETF was $47.22 and fell 1.40% from the prior close, and the EWJ ETF was $88.26 and was little changed from the prior close. All three figures are reported as of Nov 6, 21:00 UTC.

Crypto

Crypto was softer on a rolling 24-hour basis: Bitcoin was $74,288.00 and fell 1.90% over 24 hours, Ether was $2,126.50 and fell 4.71% over 24 hours, Solana was $86.74 and fell 2.61% over 24 hours, and XRP was $1.0970 and fell 5.50% over 24 hours (all as of Nov 9, 05:45 UTC).

FX, commodities and rates

Major FX reference rates are shown from the prior ECB fixing: EUR/USD was 1.1165 and fell 0.53% from the prior ECB fixing, USD/JPY was 158.33 and fell 0.08% from the prior ECB fixing, and GBP/USD was 1.3385 and fell 0.55% from the prior ECB fixing (as of Nov 6, 15:00 UTC). Commodity ETFs at the prior close included the GLD ETF at $372.52 (fell 0.79%), the SLV ETF at $46.87 (fell 0.13%), the USO ETF at $148.41 (rose 0.13%) and the BNO ETF at $62.22 (fell 0.50%), all as of Nov 6, 21:00 UTC. Treasury yields were observed Thu Nov 5: the US 2-year Treasury yield was 4.46% (daily change -12 bp) and the US 10-year Treasury yield was 4.84% (daily change -6 bp).

Top catalysts ahead

Earnings are scheduled today before the open, including KSPI, CEG, NRG and FERG, and after the close today JBS and SKYD are scheduled to report. The US Consumer Price Index is scheduled Tue Nov 10, 13:30 UTC; weekly jobless claims are scheduled Thu Nov 12 (time not confirmed); CSCO and AMAT are scheduled after the close on Thu Nov 12.

• Mon Nov 9 (before the open) — KSPI Q3 2026 earnings · EPS estimate 1520.42
• Mon Nov 9 (after the close) — JBS Q3 2026 earnings · EPS estimate 0.26
• Mon Nov 9 (after the close) — SKYD Q3 2026 earnings · EPS estimate -0.05
• Tue Nov 10, 13:30 UTC — Consumer Price Index (US) (source)
• Thu Nov 12 (after the close) — CSCO Q1 2027 earnings · EPS estimate 1.35

Three stories to watch

Reuters published an article titled “Gold rises over 1% as softer oil prices ease inflation worries,” reported Nov 9, 03:01 UTC. CoinDesk published a story titled “Two rival Ethereum proposals aim to stop Glamsterdam breaking old contracts,” reported Nov 9, 05:16 UTC. CoinDesk published a story titled “Binance's bitcoin mining pool finds just one block in a week as shutdown nears,” reported Nov 9, 04:54 UTC.

• Gold rises over 1% as softer oil prices ease inflation worries — Reuters, Nov 9, 03:01 UTC
• Two rival Ethereum proposals aim to stop Glamsterdam breaking old contracts — CoinDesk, Nov 9, 05:16 UTC
• Binance's bitcoin mining pool finds just one block in a week as shutdown nears — CoinDesk, Nov 9, 04:54 UTC

What matters next

Investors will watch early reports today and the US Consumer Price Index, which is scheduled Tue Nov 10, 13:30 UTC. Looking further ahead, retail sales (Census) are scheduled Tue Nov 17, the FOMC rate decision and Summary of Economic Projections is scheduled Wed Dec 9, 19:00 UTC, and the Bank of England and ECB monetary policy decisions are scheduled Thu Dec 17.

• Next central-bank decision: Wed Dec 9, 19:00 UTC — FOMC rate decision and Summary of Economic Projections (US) (source)
• Next high-impact data: Tue Nov 10, 13:30 UTC — Consumer Price Index (US) (source)
• Next major earnings: Mon Nov 9 (before the open) — KSPI Q3 2026 earnings · EPS estimate 1520.42

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) — Gold rises over 1% as softer oil prices ease inflation worries
• CoinDesk (secondary source) — Two rival Ethereum proposals aim to stop Glamsterdam breaking old contracts
• CNBC (secondary source) — Here are the 2 big things we're watching in the stock market in the week ahead

Market data as of Nov 9, 05:45 UTC; report generated Nov 9, 06:02 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.