Right now
Equities
Risk-on — NDX ATHs, SPX +0.66%
- Brazil election (Bolsonaro 47% vs Lula 45%) driving EM re-rating
- Taiwan testing 50K for first time
- Nikkei back at 70K
- HSI +80bps
Rates
US 10Y at 5.30% (new highs), 30Y near 5.70%
- ISM Services 54.9, GDP tracking +4-5%
- Fed patient — no urgency on further hikes
- US L/S net leverage at 5Y lows (2nd percentile) → forced buyers if rally continues
FX
EUR at 17-month lows
- French debt concerns, OAT-Bund spread +50bps
- DXY +22bps
Commodities
Brent declined to $100 (−2%)
- On Saudi Nov Asia pricing cut and improving Hormuz flows
- Gold flat ~$4,141
- Iron ore off 52-week lows, Brazil +13% on election
AI / Semis
NVDA ATHs, Hon Hai Sep sales beat
- TSMC 3Q26 preview strong
- MS TP NT$3,088, GS TP NT$3,300
- Korea catching up post-holiday — Samsung buyback ending today, prelims Oct 8
- SK Hynix buyback slowing
- Mediatek −4% on Broadcom TPU staying
Deal flow
Schneider/PTC $22.6bn
- CHRW/RXO $5.8bn, McKesson/CD&R near $5bn+ deal for infusion services
Key events next 5 days · SGT
- Thu 08 Oct
- —KRSamsung 3Q26 prelims (cons. OP ~KRW108.1tn, first >KRW100tn; revenue ~KRW200.8tn, FnGuide)
- —TWTaiwan Sep trade (exports/imports)
- —CNMainland markets and Stock Connect reopen after Golden Week
- —JPFast Retailing FY results (big Nikkei weight)
- —JPSeven & i results this week (date tbc)
- —USPepsiCo results: Q3 earnings season kicks off
- —USIntuit ex-dividend ($1.38)
- —ECB account of September meeting
- 13:30TWTSMC Sep monthly sales
- 16:30USFOMC Member Waller Speaks
- 20:30USUnemployment Claims (forecast 200K · previous 197K)
- Fri 09 Oct
- —TWTaiwan National Day — market closed
- —KRKorea market closed: Hangul Day
- —USAug factory orders
- —USDelta Air Lines results
- —USNetApp ex-dividend ($0.52)
- 21:30USFed's Schmid speaks
- 22:00USPrelim UoM Consumer Sentiment (forecast 47.5 · previous 47.8)
- 22:00USPrelim UoM Inflation Expectations (previous 4.6%)
- Sat 10 Oct
- —CNMainland exchanges closed (Saturday make-up working day)
- Mon 12 Oct
- —KR3-Year KTB auction
- —JPTokyo market closed: Health-Sports Day
- —USColumbus Day: NYSE open, US bond market closed
- Tue 13 Oct
- —CNSep trade data (date tbc, usually Oct 13–14)
- 19:00USBank earnings: JPMorgan (~19:00 SGT), Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, Citi; also BlackRock, J&J, UnitedHealth
Macro tape Thu 08 Oct 2026 09:45 SGT
| Indices |
|---|
| Hang Seng | 24,091.57 | -0.16% |
| HSCEI | 8,093.14 | +0.13% |
| HS TECH | 4,203.07 | +0.20% |
| Nikkei 225 | 69,384.55 | -0.93% |
| KOSPI | 6,766.71 | -0.55% |
| TAIEX | 49,280.04 | -1.06% |
| CSI 300 | 4,354.93 | +0.22% |
| ASX 200 | 8,673.60 | -0.62% |
| STI | 5,480.99 | -2.27% |
| Euro Stoxx 502026-10-08 | 6,180.29 | -1.47% |
| FTSE 1002026-10-07 | 10,458.50 | -0.79% |
| DAX2026-10-08 | 25,104.36 | -1.35% |
| S&P 500 | 7,801.77 | -0.22% |
| Nasdaq 100 | 31,160.08 | -0.21% |
| S&P 500 fut | 7,855.00 | +0.03% |
| Nasdaq fut | 31,439.00 | +0.12% |
| VIX | 15.08 | +0.47% |
| Commodities |
|---|
| Brent | 101.43 | +1.23% |
| WTI | 89.21 | +1.05% |
| Gold | 4,154.30 | +0.33% |
| Copper | 6.75 | +1.48% |
| Bitcoin | 83,205.73 | -0.08% |
| FX & rates |
|---|
| USD/JPY | 157.82 | -0.14% |
| USD/CNH | 6.70 | -0.03% |
| USD/KRW | 1,337.58 | -0.13% |
| USD/TWD | 31.85 | +0.02% |
| DXY | 102.24 | -0.00% |
| US 10Y yield | 5.28 | +0.15% |