US Premarket Brief, Friday, October 23, 2026: SPY ETF fell 1.18% from the prior close

Overnight and premarket

Asia and Europe indices were mixed as of Oct 22, 20:00 UTC from the prior close: the EWG ETF was $41.35 (fell 0.84%), the EWU ETF was $47.84 (rose 0.31%) and the EWJ ETF was $94.60 (fell 1.17%).

Cryptocurrencies over 24 hours were little changed as of Oct 23, 12:29 UTC: Bitcoin was $81,585.00 (fell 0.18%), Ether was $2,396.73 (fell 0.21%), Solana was $104.41 (rose 0.11%) and XRP was $1.3200 (fell 0.72%).

Foreign exchange prices were lower from the prior ECB fixing as of Oct 22, 14:00 UTC: EUR/USD was 1.1205 (fell 0.26%), USD/JPY was 157.05 (fell 0.53%), GBP/USD was 1.3376 (fell 0.19%), USD/CHF was 0.8220 (fell 0.23%) and AUD/USD was 0.7012 (fell 0.31%).

Commodities ETFs were mixed as of Oct 22, 20:00 UTC from the prior close: the GLD ETF was $369.00 (fell 2.63%), the SLV ETF was $49.34 (fell 5.59%), the USO ETF was $162.51 (rose 1.70%), the BNO ETF was $68.91 (rose 2.77%), the UNG ETF was $9.8900 (fell 0.80%) and the CPER ETF was $38.47 (fell 2.71%).

Today's US calendar

Today's scheduled US release is the University of Michigan consumer sentiment, which is scheduled for Fri Oct 23 (time not confirmed). The item is listed as a macro release for the US and is sourced to fred.

• Fri Oct 23 (time not confirmed) — University of Michigan consumer sentiment (US) (source)

Stories to watch

European Central Bank published 'ECB Consumer Expectations Survey results – September 2026' (European Central Bank).

Bank of England published 'Regulators unveil plans to simplify Senior Manager and Certification Regime' (Bank of England).

CoinDesk published 'Sweden’s central bank revives e-krona debate as stablecoins and digital euro loom' (CoinDesk).

CoinDesk published 'India's largest exchange denies hack after sleuths pointed to $16 million in suspicious outflows' (CoinDesk).

Reuters published 'US Treasury drops Venezuela from countries facing outbound US investment restrictions' (Reuters).

aol.com published 'The Federal Reserve Latest October Inflation Forecast Has Arrived , and It Terrible News for Wall Street' (aol.com).

cnbc.com published '10-year Treasury yield tumbles below 5% to lowest level in nearly a month' (cnbc.com).

CoinDesk published 'Polymarket has reportedly fired its marketing chief, also a close friend of the CEO' (CoinDesk).

CoinDesk published 'Ethereum delays Glamsterdam test after security devs flag risk to existing contracts' (CoinDesk).

CoinDesk published 'Cardano holders are being asked to bet $5 million on copper hitting a new record' (CoinDesk).

• ECB Consumer Expectations Survey results – September 2026 — European Central Bank, Oct 23, 08:00 UTC
• Regulators unveil plans to simplify Senior Manager and Certification Regime — Bank of England, Oct 22, 20:00 UTC
• Sweden’s central bank revives e-krona debate as stablecoins and digital euro loom — CoinDesk, Oct 23, 08:57 UTC

What matters next

Upcoming US corporate events will include EA Q2 2027 earnings and SCCO Q3 2026 earnings, both scheduled Mon Oct 26 (time not confirmed), and VZ Q3 2026 earnings, which is scheduled Mon Oct 26 before the open. Major policy and macro dates ahead include the FOMC rate decision on Wed Oct 28, 18:00 UTC; Personal income and outlays / PCE (BEA) and GDP (BEA) on Thu Oct 29 (times not confirmed); the ECB monetary policy decision on Thu Oct 29, 13:15 UTC; the Bank of England rate decision and Monetary Policy Report on Thu Nov 5, 12:00 UTC; and the Employment Situation on Fri Nov 6, 13:30 UTC.

• Next central-bank decision: Wed Oct 28, 18:00 UTC — FOMC rate decision (US) (source)
• Next high-impact data: Thu Oct 29 (time not confirmed) — Personal income and outlays / PCE (BEA) (US) (source)
• Next major earnings: Mon Oct 26 (time not confirmed) — EA Q2 2027 earnings · EPS estimate 2.11

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
• Federal Reserve (primary source) — calendar
• Bank of England (primary source) — calendar
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (primary source) — calendar
• European Central Bank (primary source) — ECB Consumer Expectations Survey results – September 2026
• CoinDesk (secondary source) — Sweden’s central bank revives e-krona debate as stablecoins and digital euro loom
• Reuters (secondary source) — US Treasury drops Venezuela from countries facing outbound US investment restrictions
• aol.com (secondary source) — The Federal Reserve Latest October Inflation Forecast Has Arrived , and It Terrible News for Wall Street

Market data as of Oct 23, 12:29 UTC; report generated Oct 23, 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.