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
- 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
- Wed 14 Oct
- —USMorgan Stanley results
- 09:30CNSep CPI (PPI likely same day)
- 20:30USSep CPI (cons. 3.7% y/y vs 3.4% prior)
Macro tape Fri 09 Oct 2026 07:00 SGT
| Indices |
|---|
| Hang Seng2026-10-08 | 23,785.79 | -2.04% |
| HSCEI2026-10-08 | 8,010.58 | -1.46% |
| HS TECH2026-10-08 | 4,073.38 | -2.89% |
| Nikkei 2252026-10-08 | 69,042.11 | -1.42% |
| KOSPI2026-10-08 | 6,625.93 | -2.62% |
| TAIEX2026-10-08 | 49,313.44 | -1.02% |
| CSI 3002026-10-08 | 4,310.28 | -1.09% |
| ASX 2002026-10-08 | 8,660.90 | -0.86% |
| STI2026-10-08 | 5,412.96 | -3.49% |
| Euro Stoxx 502026-10-09 | 6,126.73 | -0.87% |
| FTSE 1002026-10-08 | 10,441.60 | -0.16% |
| DAX2026-10-09 | 24,806.97 | -1.18% |
| S&P 500 | 7,765.36 | -0.47% |
| Nasdaq 100 | 30,725.81 | -1.39% |
| S&P 500 fut | 7,826.00 | +0.12% |
| Nasdaq fut | 31,030.75 | +0.20% |
| VIX | 15.41 | +2.19% |
| Commodities |
|---|
| Brent | 103.79 | -0.47% |
| WTI | 91.11 | -0.42% |
| Gold | 4,165.20 | +0.20% |
| Copper | 6.56 | -0.07% |
| Bitcoin | 81,849.41 | -1.71% |
| FX & rates |
|---|
| USD/JPY | 157.90 | -0.09% |
| USD/CNH | 6.70 | -0.01% |
| USD/KRW | 1,342.16 | +0.21% |
| USD/TWD2026-10-09 | 31.91 | +0.22% |
| DXY | 102.11 | -0.02% |
| US 10Y yield | 5.23 | -0.87% |