US Premarket Brief, Monday October 26: Oil ETFs rose while Asia/Europe ETFs slipped

Overnight and premarket

Asia and European ETFs were lower in the latest index snapshots: the EWG ETF was $40.94 and fell 0.99% from the prior close, the EWU ETF was $47.52 and fell 0.67% from the prior close, and the EWJ ETF was $94.10 and fell 0.53% from the prior close (as of Oct 23, 20:00 UTC). Cryptos were modestly higher: Bitcoin was $80,411.00 and rose 0.19% over 24 hours; Ether was $2,331.13 and rose 0.23%; Solana was $101.76 and rose 1.14%; XRP was $1.3000 and rose 0.25% (as of Oct 26, 12:29 UTC). Major FX pairs were mixed: EUR/USD 1.1193 fell 0.11% from the prior ECB fixing, USD/JPY 156.80 fell 0.15%, GBP/USD 1.3368 fell 0.06%, USD/CHF 0.8244 rose 0.28% and AUD/USD 0.7022 rose 0.15% (as of Oct 23, 14:00 UTC). Commodities were mixed as of Oct 23, 20:00 UTC: the GLD ETF was $366.61 and fell 0.65% from the prior close, the SLV ETF was $48.72 and fell 1.26% from the prior close, the USO ETF was $169.53 and rose 4.32% from the prior close, the BNO ETF was $70.99 and rose 3.02% from the prior close, the UNG ETF was $9.5800 and fell 3.13% from the prior close, and the CPER ETF was $39.06 and rose 1.53% from the prior close.

Today's US calendar

Data was unavailable for this edition. Today's scheduled US releases will be shown in the calendar below and will be described in the future tense when times and details are confirmed.

Stories to watch

European Central Bank published: 'Survey on the Access to Finance of Enterprises: lending conditions tightened' (European Central Bank). European Central Bank published a speech: 'Frank Elderson: Taking action for nature – investing in economic resilience and prosperity' (European Central Bank). Reuters reported: 'Oil spill off UAE widens, satellite images show, prompting more beach closures' (Reuters). CoinDesk ran a preview: 'Fed, ECB and BOJ interest-rate decisions, Coinbase earnings: Crypto Week Ahead' (CoinDesk). CoinDesk published: 'Over 11 million bitcoin has no known owner. Here's what it means' (CoinDesk). CoinDesk reported: 'Bitcoin wallet bug let rogue servers steal funds when users tried to speed up payments' (coindesk.com). coindesk.com reported: 'Bitcoin slips under $80 , 000 as traders de - risk ahead of Fed meeting' (coindesk.com). coindesk.com published: 'Bitcoin wealthy holders are moving from trading to private banking , Xapo CEO says' (coindesk.com). thehindubusinessline.com reported: 'World shares mostly advance after decline on Wall Street, oil prices fall more than 1%' (thehindubusinessline.com). Reuters ran: 'Who are the leading candidates in Israel's election?' (Reuters).

• Survey on the Access to Finance of Enterprises: lending conditions tightened — European Central Bank, Oct 26, 09:00 UTC
• Frank Elderson: Taking action for nature – investing in economic resilience and prosperity — European Central Bank, Oct 26, 05:00 UTC
• Oil spill off UAE widens, satellite images show, prompting more beach closures — Reuters, Oct 26, 09:30 UTC

What matters next

Several Q3 corporate reports are scheduled after the close today, including NUE Q3 2026 earnings, OKE Q3 2026 earnings, HIG Q3 2026 earnings and the other names listed in the earnings calendar; those reports are scheduled Mon Oct 26 (after the close). High‑importance macro events this week will include the FOMC rate decision on Wed Oct 28, 18:00 UTC, followed by Personal income and outlays / PCE (BEA) and GDP (BEA) on Thu Oct 29 (times not confirmed) and the ECB monetary policy decision on Thu Oct 29, 13:15 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) — SCCO Q3 2026 earnings · EPS estimate 2.07

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
• Federal Reserve (primary source) — calendar
• U.S. Energy Information Administration via FRED (primary source) — calendar
• Bank of England (primary source) — calendar
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (primary source) — calendar
• European Central Bank (primary source) — Survey on the Access to Finance of Enterprises: lending conditions tightened
• Reuters (secondary source) — Oil spill off UAE widens, satellite images show, prompting more beach closures
• CoinDesk (secondary source) — Fed, ECB and BOJ interest-rate decisions, Coinbase earnings: Crypto Week Ahead
• coindesk.com (secondary source) — Bitcoin wallet bug let rogue servers steal funds when users tried to speed up payments

Market data as of Oct 26, 12:29 UTC; report generated Oct 26, 12:31 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.