US Premarket Brief, Thursday October 8: Asian and European ETFs fell; bitcoin down 1.28%

Overnight and premarket

As of Oct 7, 20:00 UTC, from the prior close several equity ETFs were lower: the SPY ETF fell 0.24% to $777.22; the QQQ ETF fell 0.25% to $757.73; the DIA ETF fell 0.69% to $511.02; the IWM ETF fell 1.29% to $277.70; the EWG ETF fell 1.40% to $40.91; the EWU ETF fell 0.95% to $45.93; the EWJ ETF fell 1.01% to $98.32. As of Oct 8, 12:30 UTC, crypto prices were down over 24 hours: Bitcoin fell 1.28% to $82,403.00; Ether fell 1.53% to $2,533.71; Solana fell 3.22% to $112.83; XRP fell 3.41% to $1.3900. As of Oct 7, 14:00 UTC, versus the prior ECB fixing major FX moves included EUR/USD fell 0.82% to 1.1177, USD/JPY rose 0.09% to 158.23, GBP/USD fell 0.54% to 1.3205 and USD/CHF rose 0.28% to 0.8329. As of Oct 7, 20:00 UTC, commodities ETFs were mostly lower from the prior close: the GLD ETF fell 1.67% to $375.88; the SLV ETF fell 2.94% to $53.82; the USO ETF fell 0.69% to $143.91; the BNO ETF was little changed from the prior close at $61.90; the UNG ETF rose 2.70% to $11.03.

Today's US calendar

US markets trade today. The Department of Labor's Weekly jobless claims (DOL) is scheduled for Thu Oct 8 (time not confirmed); the event is listed as medium importance and is shown in the market calendar for today. Market participants will see this single scheduled US release on the calendar for this session.

• Thu Oct 8 (time not confirmed) — Weekly jobless claims (DOL) (US) (source)

Stories to watch

The European Central Bank published an account of its Meeting of 9-10 September 2026, according to the European Central Bank. The Bank of England announced the four animals that will feature on its next series of banknotes, according to the Bank of England. The European Central Bank published an interview with Piero Cipollone, according to the European Central Bank. economictimes.indiatimes.com published a market roundup on Asian stocks and oil, according to economictimes.indiatimes.com. business-standard.com published a Q2 earnings preview noting banks and financials, according to business-standard.com. business-standard.com also published a piece on Asian shares and oil, according to business-standard.com. cnbc.com reported on Anthropic's planned IPO, according to cnbc.com. thestockmarketwatch.com reported on possible US administration options on Iran, according to thestockmarketwatch.com. thestockmarketwatch.com published a piece on market resilience amid tech volatility, according to thestockmarketwatch.com. foxbusiness.com reported that Amazon will cut nearly 1,000 white-collar jobs, according to foxbusiness.com.

• Meeting of 9-10 September 2026 — European Central Bank, Oct 8, 11:30 UTC
• Bank of England announces the four animals that will feature on our next series of banknotes — Bank of England, Oct 7, 23:01 UTC
• Piero Cipollone: Interview with Corriere della Sera — European Central Bank, Oct 8, 06:00 UTC

What matters next

Looking ahead, the Department of Labor's Weekly jobless claims is scheduled for Thu Oct 8 (time not confirmed). Upcoming US corporate and macro items include DAL Q3 2026 earnings before the open on Fri Oct 9, the Consumer Price Index on Wed Oct 14 at 12:30 UTC, and the FOMC rate decision on Wed Oct 28 at 18:00 UTC, all shown on the calendar of next key events.

• 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: Fri Oct 9 (before the open) — DAL Q3 2026 earnings · EPS estimate 1.99

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. Energy Information Administration via FRED (primary source) — calendar
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (primary source) — calendar
• Federal Reserve (primary source) — calendar
• Bank of England (primary source) — calendar
• European Central Bank (primary source) — Meeting of 9-10 September 2026
• economictimes.indiatimes.com (secondary source) — Global Market Today: Asian stocks drop on inflation concerns, oil gains
• business-standard.com (secondary source) — Q2 Earnings Preview : Banks , financials to drive strong double - digit growth

Market data as of Oct 8, 12:30 UTC; report generated Oct 8, 12:30 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.