US Premarket Brief, Thursday October 29, 2026: Global markets and crypto post small moves

Overnight and premarket

Asian and European ETFs were mixed as of Oct 28, 20:00 UTC. The EWG ETF rose 0.67% to $41.80, the EWU ETF rose 0.21% to $47.29 and the EWJ ETF fell 0.27% to $94.99. US equity ETFs as of the same timestamp showed the SPY ETF rose 0.34% to $772.31, the QQQ ETF rose 0.60% to $725.61, the DIA ETF rose 0.27% to $524.68 and the IWM ETF rose 0.40% to $281.29. In FX as of Oct 28, 15:00 UTC, EUR/USD was 1.1133 and fell 0.15% from the prior ECB fixing while USD/JPY was 157.96 and rose 0.09%; AUD/USD was 0.7033 and was little changed. On commodities as of Oct 28, 20:00 UTC the GLD ETF rose 0.33% to $373.51, the USO ETF rose 1.64% to $166.57 and the BNO ETF rose 0.67% to $70.14. Crypto prices as of Oct 29, 12:29 UTC showed Bitcoin $80,018.00 (fell 1.05% over 24 hours), Ether $2,321.14 (fell 1.04% over 24 hours), Solana $100.29 (fell 1.61% over 24 hours) and XRP $1.2900 (fell 2.17% over 24 hours).

Today's US calendar

Today’s US calendar includes several high-importance macro releases that are scheduled for Thu Oct 29 (time not confirmed): Personal income and outlays / PCE (BEA) and GDP (BEA), plus weekly jobless claims (DOL). In addition, the ECB monetary policy decision is scheduled Thu Oct 29, 13:15 UTC. Market participants will watch those scheduled releases and decisions when they occur.

• Thu Oct 29 (time not confirmed) — Personal income and outlays / PCE (BEA) (US) (source)
• Thu Oct 29 (time not confirmed) — Weekly jobless claims (DOL) (US) (source)
• Thu Oct 29 (time not confirmed) — GDP (BEA) (US) (source)

Stories to watch

Press release: European Central Bank announced that ECB President Lagarde will step down on 7 February 2027 (European Central Bank). Policy consultation: Bank of England published a consultation on tokenised collateral in central clearing (Bank of England). Filing: Alphabet filed a Form 10-Q quarterly report (SEC EDGAR). Filing: Microsoft filed a Form 8-K on results of operations and financial condition (SEC EDGAR). Article: CoinDesk reported that ARK bought Robinhood in its largest purchase in six months (CoinDesk). Article: CoinDesk reported Solana wallet Solflare pledged to pay missed rewards on staked $160 million (CoinDesk). Live updates: CoinDesk ran live coverage noting Bitcoin near $80,000 (CoinDesk). Article: CoinDesk reported the Thai Supreme Court ruled bitcoin is property (CoinDesk). Article: CoinDesk reported Bermuda tapped WalletConnect to advance its onchain economy plan (CoinDesk). Article: CoinDesk reported the former Swift CEO joined stablecoin firm OpenTrade as chairman (CoinDesk).

• ECB President Lagarde to step down on 7 February 2027 — European Central Bank, Oct 29, 10:00 UTC (also reported by Cointelegraph)
• Bank of England sets out approach to tokenised collateral in central clearing — Bank of England, Oct 29, 10:00 UTC
• Alphabet files Form 10-Q: quarterly report — SEC EDGAR, Oct 29, 00:29 UTC

What matters next

Near-term items to watch are scheduled: GDP and Personal income and outlays / PCE from the BEA are both scheduled Thu Oct 29 (time not confirmed), and the ECB monetary policy decision is scheduled Thu Oct 29, 13:15 UTC. Later events in the calendar include the Bank of England rate decision and Monetary Policy Report on Thu Nov 5, the US Employment Situation on Fri Nov 6, and the FOMC rate decision and Summary of Economic Projections on Wed Dec 9, 19:00 UTC.

• Next central-bank decision: Thu Oct 29, 13:15 UTC — ECB monetary policy decision (EU) (source)
• Next high-impact data: Thu Oct 29 (time not confirmed) — Personal income and outlays / PCE (BEA) (US) (source)
• Next major earnings: Thu Oct 29 (time not confirmed) — IEP Q3 2026 earnings · EPS estimate 0.09

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
• Bank of England (primary source) — calendar
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (primary source) — calendar
• Federal Reserve (primary source) — calendar
• European Central Bank (primary source) — ECB President Lagarde to step down on 7 February 2027
• SEC EDGAR (primary source) — Alphabet files Form 10-Q: quarterly report
• CoinDesk (secondary source) — Cathie Wood’s ARK buys the dip on Robinhood in its largest purchase in 6 months after 23% slump

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