US Premarket Brief, Tuesday November 3, 2026: Job Openings due; mixed overnight action

Overnight and premarket

As of Nov 2, 21:00 UTC, US and European ETF trackers were mixed: the SPY ETF fell 0.48% from the prior close to $752.10; the QQQ ETF fell 1.36% from the prior close to $681.09; the DIA ETF rose 0.43% from the prior close to $519.34; the IWM ETF fell 0.07% from the prior close to $279.14; the EWG ETF rose 0.67% from the prior close to $42.16; the EWU ETF rose 0.42% from the prior close to $48.03; the EWJ ETF fell 0.08% from the prior close to $92.84; and the VIXY ETF rose 0.11% from the prior close to $18.43. Over 24 hours, as of Nov 3, 12:30 UTC, Bitcoin fell 0.79% to $77,296.00, Ether fell 0.43% to $2,279.66, Solana fell 1.27% to $93.05 and XRP rose 2.27% to $1.2800. From the prior ECB fixing, as of Nov 2, 15:00 UTC, EUR/USD rose 0.39% to 1.1216, USD/JPY rose 0.41% to 157.90, GBP/USD rose 0.15% to 1.3419, USD/CHF fell 0.40% to 0.8196 and AUD/USD fell 0.23% to 0.7008. Commodity ETFs at Nov 2, 21:00 UTC moved from the prior close: the GLD ETF rose 1.65% to $361.65, the SLV ETF rose 2.17% to $45.57, the USO ETF fell 7.08% to $156.87, the BNO ETF fell 7.62% to $65.95, the UNG ETF fell 0.88% to $9.0000 and the CPER ETF rose 0.97% to $39.37.

Today's US calendar

Today's calendar will list 9 upcoming items, including 1 macro release and 8 earnings, with 5 marked high importance. The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey is scheduled for Tue Nov 3, 15:00 UTC. A string of corporate reports is due after the US close today, including SMCI Q1 2027 earnings, PRU Q3 2026 earnings, AMD Q3 2026 earnings and AMGN Q3 2026 earnings, plus several medium-importance reports.

• Tue Nov 3, 15:00 UTC — Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (US) (source)

Stories to watch

Bank of England published a news release on Nov 3 about regulators exploring credit union reforms, per Bank of England. SEC EDGAR shows Apple filed a Form 8-K on Nov 2 covering results of operations and financial condition, per SEC EDGAR. CNBC reported on Nov 3 that Australia hiked rates to an 18-year high, per cnbc.com. CoinDesk published a Nov 3 article on Bitcoin facing a fifth weekly loss, per CoinDesk. CoinDesk reported North Korea denied a role in a $6.4 billion Binance hack after the FBI pointed to TraderTraitor, per CoinDesk. CoinDesk wrote that Mercado Bitcoin pledged to cover all user losses after a near $40 million hack, per CoinDesk. CoinDesk ran a Nov 3 piece on a chart signal for Bitcoin, per CoinDesk. CoinDesk reported Binance has spent half its SAFU bitcoin, about $580 million worth, per CoinDesk. CoinDesk covered Bitcoin miner Cipher posting a $31 million profit, per CoinDesk. CoinDesk reported Arbitrum’s council moved $30 million of Binance hack funds without the hacker’s key, per CoinDesk.

• Regulators explore credit union reforms to support growth, innovation and better outcomes for members — Bank of England, Nov 3, 10:00 UTC
• Apple files Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition — SEC EDGAR, Nov 2, 21:30 UTC
• Australia hikes rates to 18-year high to fight inflation — cnbc.com, Nov 3, 03:46 UTC

What matters next

PAA's Q3 2026 earnings are scheduled for Tue Nov 3 (time not confirmed) and will be released later in the session. Other near-term items to watch in coming days include the Bank of England rate decision and Monetary Policy Report on Thu Nov 5, 12:00 UTC, and the US Employment Situation on Fri Nov 6, 13:30 UTC.

• Next central-bank decision: Thu Nov 5, 12:00 UTC — Bank of England rate decision and Monetary Policy Report (GB) (source)
• Next high-impact data: Fri Nov 6, 13:30 UTC — Employment Situation (US) (source)
• Next major earnings: Tue Nov 3 (time not confirmed) — PAA Q3 2026 earnings · EPS estimate 0.42

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. Bureau of Labor Statistics (primary source) — calendar
• Bank of England (primary source) — calendar
• U.S. Energy Information Administration via FRED (primary source) — calendar
• Federal Reserve (primary source) — calendar
• SEC EDGAR (primary source) — Apple files Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition
• cnbc.com (secondary source) — Australia hikes rates to 18-year high to fight inflation
• CoinDesk (secondary source) — Live news: Bitcoin faces fifth weekly loss as midterm elections weigh on markets

Market data as of Nov 3, 12:30 UTC; report generated Nov 3, 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.