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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.

France's debt problems are dragging the euro down for a fifth day: EUR/USD around 1.1145

The euro is weakening against all major currencies due to the state of France's public finances and a sell-off in its bond market. The EUR/USD pair is trading around 1.1145 and is falling for a fifth session in a row - on the eve of back-to-back Fed and ECB decisions.

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.

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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Kraken moves into US perpetual futures: the first CFTC-supervised market on Hyperliquid

Payward, the parent company of the Kraken exchange, is set to become the first operator of perpetual futures on the Hyperliquid blockchain operating under the supervision of the US regulator CFTC. The announcement came out on October 26, 2026; no launch date was given.

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.

Ripple received a banking license in the US: cryptocurrency regulation has reached RLUSD reserves

The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC, the regulator of national banks) has granted Ripple final approval to launch Ripple National Trust Bank. Now the $2.5 billion in RLUSD stablecoin reserves will be managed under federal oversight.

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.

WTI pulled back from a five-month high of $103.28 to $100: oil prices cooled ahead of the Fed

WTI crude (the U.S. benchmark grade, with futures traded on the NYMEX exchange) slipped on Monday from its peak level of $103.28 - a five-month high - to around $100.51. The market paused ahead of a week with three central bank meetings at once.

Ahead of the Fed, the dollar index rose to 101.87, USD/JPY at 157.36, the pound surrendered its five-week peak

On Monday, October 26, the dollar strengthened against major currencies ahead of the Fed meeting on Wednesday. The yen is the weakest in the basket, the pound slipped from its recent peak of 1.3419 to levels below 1.3350.

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.

Rebound from a three-month low: gold price back above $4,000

Spot gold gained 0.4% to $4,009.87 per ounce by 06:42 Moscow time on Monday. This is a rebound after the worst week since June: over the week the metal lost 4% and closed below the round $4,000 mark for the first time since mid-July.

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.

BTC fell to $79,100 - a five-week low, crypto market below $2.7 trillion

On Saturday, Bitcoin on most exchanges dropped to $79,100 - the lowest level in five weeks. By Sunday morning, the price had recovered from the drop and is holding just above $80,000, reaching a high of $80,900.

94 out of 100 economists expect a pause at the Fed meeting on Wednesday, but all 100 expect a hike in December

On October 28 at 21:00 Moscow time, the Fed will announce its rate decision, and the market expects almost no move: the probability of a hike fell from 73% to 9.4%. The main focus will be the wording of the statement and the press conference at 21:30 Moscow time.

Brent $116.72 - highest since April: +6% for the week after attacks on Saudi Arabia

Brent futures (a contract for the future delivery of oil, the world's main price benchmark) closed Friday, October 23, at $116.72 a barrel - up $3.55, or 3.14%. This is the highest settlement level since April 29, and oil gained about 6% over the week.

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.