US Premarket Brief, Tuesday October 27, 2026: SPY ETF rose 0.71% from the prior close

Overnight and premarket

Asian and European equity ETFs mostly rose as of Oct 26, 20:00 UTC: the EWG ETF rose 0.73% from the prior close to $41.24, the EWU ETF rose 0.19% from the prior close to $47.61 and the EWJ ETF rose 0.19% from the prior close to $94.28. The VIXY ETF fell 2.01% from the prior close to $17.56. Crypto markets, as of Oct 27, 12:30 UTC, were mixed: Bitcoin fell 0.38% over 24 hours to $80,064.00, Ether fell 0.27% over 24 hours to $2,322.23, Solana fell 1.33% over 24 hours to $100.32 and XRP rose 0.90% over 24 hours to $1.3100. FX rates were quoted from the prior ECB fixing as of Oct 26, 15:00 UTC: EUR/USD was little changed from the prior ECB fixing at 1.1188, USD/JPY rose 0.41% from the prior ECB fixing to 157.45, GBP/USD fell 0.15% from the prior ECB fixing to 1.3348, USD/CHF rose 0.22% from the prior ECB fixing to 0.8262 and AUD/USD was little changed from the prior ECB fixing at 0.7025. Commodities were quoted from the prior close as of Oct 26, 20:00 UTC: the GLD ETF rose 0.33% from the prior close to $367.82, the SLV ETF fell 0.12% from the prior close to $48.66, the USO ETF fell 1.95% from the prior close to $166.23, the BNO ETF fell 1.30% from the prior close to $70.07, the UNG ETF fell 0.21% from the prior close to $9.5600 and the CPER ETF rose 0.84% from the prior close to $39.39.

Today's US calendar

Nine events are listed for today, including one macro release and eight earnings. Housing starts and permits (Census) are scheduled for Tue Oct 27 (time not confirmed). Multiple companies are scheduled to report earnings after the close on Tue Oct 27, including V, WM, LPLA, UHS, FE, PPG, ACGL and STX, according to finnhub; EPS estimates in the calendar are shown where available.

• Tue Oct 27 (time not confirmed) — Housing starts and permits (Census) (US) (source)

Stories to watch

European Central Bank published the October 2026 euro area bank lending survey, European Central Bank. CoinDesk reported a Zcash co-founder proposal to end grants funding citing a $125 million treasury, CoinDesk. CoinDesk ran a story titled "Now is the time to accumulate bitcoin, Galaxy says", CoinDesk. CoinDesk published an article quoting JPMorgan that an AI label alone no longer wins lenders, CoinDesk. CoinDesk reported Solana bug reports now cost 1 SOL as AI floods security teams with spam, CoinDesk. CoinDesk reported Ethereum fixed a Glamsterdam bug that could have sent staking deposits to builders, CoinDesk. CoinDesk reported Ripple received final go-ahead to launch its own U.S. national trust bank, CoinDesk. economictimes.indiatimes.com noted JGB yields climbed as investors awaited BOJ and Fed decisions, economictimes.indiatimes.com. Reuters ran a piece explaining what happens after Israel election polls close, Reuters. Reuters reported oil rose as hopes for diplomacy offset renewed Houthi attacks, Reuters.

• October 2026 euro area bank lending survey — European Central Bank, Oct 27, 00:00 UTC
• Zcash co-founder proposes ending grants funding, citing $125 million treasury — CoinDesk, Oct 27, 06:14 UTC
• Now is the time to accumulate bitcoin, Galaxy says — CoinDesk, Oct 27, 09:42 UTC

What matters next

After today’s close, STX, NXPI and PPG are scheduled to report earnings on Tue Oct 27 (after the close), according to finnhub. Major macro events coming this week include the FOMC rate decision scheduled for Wed Oct 28, 18:00 UTC, and GDP and personal income and outlays / PCE data scheduled for Thu Oct 29 (times not confirmed); the ECB monetary policy decision is scheduled for 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) — GDP (BEA) (US) (source)
• Next major earnings: Tue Oct 27 (after the close) — V Q4 2026 earnings · EPS estimate 3.50

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) — October 2026 euro area bank lending survey
• CoinDesk (secondary source) — Zcash co-founder proposes ending grants funding, citing $125 million treasury

Market data as of Oct 27, 12:30 UTC; report generated Oct 27, 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.