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26 out of 62: Intel, Oracle and IBM opted out of tokenizing their shares on the OKX and ICE platform

Four new refusals have been added to the OKXICE project - a joint venture between the OKX crypto exchange and Intercontinental Exchange (the owner of the New York Stock Exchange). Now 26 issuers from the original list of 62 companies have spoken out against trading tokenized versions of their shares.

Deutsche Börse has launched 24/7 trading in DAX 40 stocks

On October 27, Deutsche Börse Group launched round-the-clock trading in stocks from the DAX 40 index — at night and on weekends, trades take place on the 360X venue. The group calls itself the first infrastructure in Europe to offer a 24/7 regime for traditional blue-chip stocks.

Consumer confidence soared to 91.7 versus 81.2: a signal against a US recession

The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index for October came in at 91.7 versus a forecast of 81.2 and the September reading of 81.9. The miss versus consensus is more than 10 points, one of the largest surprises for this indicator in recent times.

Ahead of the Fed decision, the dollar index is at a two-week high, while Gold failed to hold $4,000

XAU/USD is fluctuating around $4,000 on Tuesday and has already dipped below it, despite easing US rate expectations. Trading is taking place near $4,012, slightly above last week's three-month low of $3,975.

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On Monday, inflows into Bitcoin ETFs brought in $110 million, but October is still down by $202 million

U.S. spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (funds whose shares trade on an exchange and track the price of the asset) attracted about $110 million on Monday, October 26. This only offset part of the $773.5 million outflow over the previous two sessions, and for the month as a whole the funds are still losing money.

Japan's Finance Ministry ready for 'decisive steps': USD/JPY around 157.70

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said on Tuesday, October 27, that the government is ready for decisive action in the currency market. This is a direct hint at intervention - selling dollars from reserves to support the yen.

US stocks, including Nasdaq, reverse upward after last week's rout

On Monday, October 26, the US stock market staged a powerful rebound after the sharp sell-off of the previous week. Two stories at once served as the trigger: Anthropic's stock market debut and the talks in Tehran.

Meta raises $35B: additional share issuance to fund AI expenses

Meta (recognized as extremist and banned in Russia) announced the placement of new securities worth $35B. The money will go toward capital expenditures in artificial intelligence - this is one of the largest amounts raised of this kind among technology companies.

Strive bought 6,182 BTC for $511 million - holdings rose to 43,000 BTC

Vivek Ramaswamy's American Strive increased its Bitcoin holdings by 16.8% in a week - to 43,000 BTC. The deal was closed with money from a $630 million preferred stock offering.

Week of three rates: Fed meeting on October 28, then ECB and Bank of Japan

From October 28 to 30, four central banks issue rate decisions, and on the 29th US GDP and PCE come out at the same time. The market has already priced in rates staying unchanged, so it will be the wording, not the numbers themselves, that moves the instruments.

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Microsoft reports 3.5 hours after the Fed meeting on Wednesday: consensus $90.63 billion

Microsoft publishes first-quarter fiscal 2027 results on Wednesday, October 28, after the US market close - the same evening as the Fed decision and Alphabet's report. For Nasdaq, this is a concentrated test of whether AI infrastructure investments are paying off.

During the week, inflows into Bitcoin ETFs amounted to $304.73 million, while Ethereum funds lost $220.6 million

From October 19 to 23, spot Bitcoin ETFs in the US (exchange-traded funds through which Bitcoin is bought like an ordinary stock) attracted $304.73 million, although $635.49 million was withdrawn from them on Wednesday alone. Ethereum funds closed the week with an outflow of $220.6 million.

$404M in long positions liquidated on the crypto market in four hours: BTC dropped below $80,000

On Saturday, Bitcoin fell below $80,000 for the first time since October 15 and in four hours wiped out $404.15M in long positions (bets on price increases) — that's 93% of the total $436.44M in liquidations. Over 24 hours, the market forcibly closed $815.26M across 201,012 traders.

US urgently evacuates people from the Middle East: crypto market slumps, Bitcoin falls below $80,000

On Saturday, October 24, BTC lost 2.2% in a day and dropped to $79,700 - its weakest level in more than a month. The reason is not market-related: Washington is urgently evacuating embassy and military base personnel from the region.

For the first time since July, the gold price has fallen below $4000: down $116 in a single session

Gold fell below the round mark of $4000 per ounce for the first time since July, dropping to $3,986.85. The decline followed the collapse of US technology stocks: investors sold the metal to cover margin calls on other positions.

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Worst session since June: Nasdaq Composite lost 694 points, chipmaker index -6.72%

On Thursday, October 22, the Nasdaq Composite closed at 26,008.86 - down 694 points, or 2.6%. The main blow fell on chipmakers: the Philadelphia Semiconductor sector index plunged 6.72%.

Bitcoin fell below $81,000 amid Brent at $116

On Friday, October 23, at the start of the US session, BTC plunged to $80,988 - the low of the day. At the same time, Brent crude jumped about 3% to $116 per barrel, for the first time since March 19, and US stocks closed the week in the red.

Gold slumped to $3,986 - the lowest since July. Down 2.81% in a single day

In the early hours of Friday, gold (XAU/USD) fell to $3,986 - below $4,000 for the first time since July. Before that, on Thursday, the metal lost 2.81% over the session. By midday the price had rebounded to $4,029, but gold is closing the week down more than 3%.

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UK PMI: 53.1 vs forecast 51.8 - best growth in eight months

The preliminary business activity indices for October came in above forecasts across all three sectors, yet the pound barely gained against the dollar - but it pushed the euro to a 17-month low.