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On the evening of October 28, from 21:52 to 22:05 Moscow time, Warsh answered questions on Fed policy. Main statement: he does not believe in preliminary signals to the market about future regulator decisions.
On the evening of October 28, the Fed left the rate at 3.75-4%, although US inflation is still above the 2% target. The decision was not unanimous: two votes went for a 0.25 percentage point hike - a rare picture that immediately pushed currencies in different directions.
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh said on October 28 at 21:36 MSK that the regulator is changing the FOMC meeting schedule (the Fed committee that sets the US key rate) starting next autumn. The total number of meetings will remain the same - 8 per year - but not every one of them will end with a rate decision.
On the evening of October 28, Oracle (an American corporation, one of the largest providers of cloud infrastructure and enterprise software) confirmed its financial targets for fiscal 2027. ORCL shares responded with a gain of about 10%.
The decision was made by a vote of 10 to 2: Governor Lisa Cook and Cleveland Fed President Beth Hammack insisted on an immediate 0.25 percentage point increase. Six weeks earlier, the committee had made the same decision unanimously.
South Korean Mirae Asset has agreed to buy the proprietary trading division from Japan's Okasan Securities. The deal is worth about $32 million, and through it the Korean group is entering the Japanese market. Nikkei Asia reported the deal on October 28.
Bitcoin failed to hold above $81,687 and dropped to $80,297 on the Bitstamp exchange, down about 0.3% over the day. Buyers did not break through the 50-day moving average ahead of the Fed decision and tech earnings reports.
Galaxy Research analyzed the filings of major managers: nine hedge funds and banks cut their positions in U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs by 68,000 BTC - about $5.4 billion. The reason is not a bet against the market, but that the arbitrage scheme has almost stopped generating income.
U.S. spot ETH ETFs (exchange-traded funds through which institutions buy cryptocurrency like a regular stock) returned about $1.32 billion to investors in October. The all-time monthly outflow record is short by roughly $100 million.
Shareholders of Strategy (Michael Saylor's company, the largest corporate holder of Bitcoin) approved amendments: dividends on preferred shares will accrue daily rather than once a month or quarter. This is an attempt to revive demand for the securities through which the company finances its BTC purchases.
Velaris Markets has announced the launch of a dual model: brokerage services and prop trading now operate within a single brand. The announcement was released via GlobeNewswire on October 28 at 18:35 MSK.
The US Department of Energy (EIA) reported a decline in commercial oil inventories of 1.892 million barrels for the week. The market expected a build of 0.1 million - meaning the data came in opposite to consensus.
Kraken (one of the oldest US crypto exchanges) is moving 176 trading pairs to synthetic markets. All orders placed on these pairs will be canceled, and after the migration orders will have to be placed again - they will not be transferred automatically.
Prop firm Goat Funded Trader has launched a separate project, Goat Funded Predictions. There, traders trade not currency pairs but contracts on the outcome of events, and the platform itself runs on Kalshi and calls itself the first prop firm on prediction markets.
On 28 October, UK Chancellor Healey presented the annual budget to Parliament. The OBR (Office for Budget Responsibility, an independent state body that produces the forecasts underpinning the budget) downgraded its economic growth estimates, and the free fiscal buffer shrank from £23.6bn in March to £15bn.
Stablecoin reserves on Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange, fell from $43.2 billion to $41.1 billion in October - by roughly 5%. This is the largest net outflow since July.
On October 28 at 16:45 MSK, the Bank of Canada raised its key rate from 2.25% to 2.5% - exactly what the market expected. The main surprise was not the move itself, but the signal: the regulator allowed that another hike may be needed.
On October 28, The Depository Trust Company (DTC) - the main US depository, through which clearing of trades on NASDAQ passes - activated the DTCC Tokenization Service. Traditional stocks and bonds can now be converted into tokens on a blockchain and sent to digital wallets while retaining the same ownership rights.
On October 28, the prop firm FundingPips announced that it is stopping enrollment in PRIME - a closed program for selected traders with account scaling and a personal mentor. Those already inside keep their terms; new ones are not accepted.
On October 28, Tehran publicly rejected the draft agreement passed by Qatari mediators and stated that the nuclear program is not a subject for discussion at all. Oil reacted with a rise: WTI gained more than 1% and traded around $100.80.
Three large holders (known as whales) transferred a total of 6,168 BTC to Coinbase Prime - the division of the Coinbase exchange for institutional clients - overnight, about $498.5 million. This is happening with Bitcoin priced around $80,800, that is, at the month's lows.
On October 28 and 29, prop firm Hash Hedge is running a promotion on $100K, $200K and $300K challenges: 25% discount with a promo code, a reduced phase one target, and for the first time a scaling program for the funded account.
Qatari mediators handed Tehran a new draft agreement with the US on Sunday, October 25. Iran is studying the document and has promised an answer by the end of the week — and the market is already pricing in every headline on the subject, although there is no talk of the deal itself yet.
