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MARKETSNifty set for soft open as Brent holds near $115 and Fed decision looms
GIFT Nifty points to a lower start after Monday's 0.7% rebound, with costly crude and a hawkish Fed risk weighing on a market already hit by record foreign selling.
MARKETSSensex drops over 600 points as oil hovers near six-month high and Fed decision looms
India's benchmarks slid almost 1% on Monday, with the Sensex touching 72,514.57, as crude near six-month highs and a looming Fed decision kept buyers cautious.
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Bitcoin slips under $80,000 as traders de-risk ahead of Fed meeting
Bitcoin fell nearly 2% to about $79,800 as traders cut risk ahead of the Federal Reserve's decision and an AI-led tech selloff spread through Asia.
MARKETSPSEi falls 0.88% as BSP delivers larger-than-expected 50-bp rate hike
The PSEi fell 0.88% to 5,728.63 after the central bank's larger-than-expected 50-basis-point rate rise, with the peso at a record low and analysts bracing for more pressure.
MARKETSEarnings flood and Fed meeting to test AI-driven market rally
A heavy week of corporate earnings and a Federal Reserve policy meeting will test a rally widely attributed to artificial intelligence enthusiasm, according to the source.
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Oil rally drags stocks and bonds lower before Fed decision
Brent crude near US$117 revived inflation concerns, pushing equities and Treasuries down as investors weighed AI valuations and midterm elections ahead of the Federal Reserve's rate decision.
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Dow closes 600 points lower as AI doubts weigh ahead of Federal Reserve meeting
US equities fell sharply as persistent doubts over artificial intelligence valuations weighed on markets, with investors also positioning ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting.
MARKETSAnalysts split on SBP rate call as inflation heads to 10%
Growth Securities expects October inflation near 10% and a 50-100bps policy rate rise on October 26, while AKD Securities argues improved external buffers justify holding rates.
MARKETSAsian stocks slip as tech earnings offset Gulf and Fed uncertainty
MSCI's Asia-Pacific index outside Japan fell 0.2% and US futures eased as investors weighed mixed AI spending signals against Gulf tensions and an upcoming Fed decision.
NEWSSBP says reserves rebuilt to $21.5bn through FX purchases, not borrowing
Governor Jameel Ahmad told investors in Bangkok that reserves rose from under $3bn in February 2023 to $21.5bn by October 9, 2026, with forward liabilities cut to below $1bn.
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Yuan edges higher as Fed rate caution pulls dollar off 18-month peak
The onshore yuan rose 0.09% to 6.6918 per dollar after Federal Reserve officials tempered expectations of a rate rise this month, despite hot inflation data.
MARKETSChina stocks fall, led by tech, as US inflation stokes Fed fears
Shanghai Composite and CSI300 each fell 2% by the midday break, with tech indices down more, after stronger-than-expected US inflation data unsettled global markets.
MARKETSAsian currencies slide as hot US inflation lifts Fed rate-hike bets
Emerging Asian currencies weakened after US inflation came in hotter than expected, with the won and Taiwan dollar falling and South Korea's KOSPI dropping over 8%.
MARKETSSBP forex reserves rise $16m to $21.47b
State Bank of Pakistan reserves rose $16m to $21.47bn in the week to October 9, 2026, while the rupee gained marginally and local gold held steady as international bullion rallied.
NEWSSBP reserves rise to $21.47 billion in week to October 9, 2026
State Bank of Pakistan reserves rose $16 million in the week to October 9, 2026, taking total liquid foreign reserves to $26.863 billion, the central bank said.
MARKETSBitcoin slips below $81,000 as Fed rate uncertainty grips markets
Bitcoin fell below $81,000 and global stocks weakened after US inflation data revived bets on a Federal Reserve rate hike, with prediction markets briefly pricing near-even odds.
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Bitcoin slides below $83,000 as US inflation revives Fed hike bets
Hotter-than-expected US core inflation lifted October rate-hike odds to 55% and triggered over $100 million in crypto liquidations in an hour, testing Bitcoin's $81,300 support.
POLICY & REGULATIONFed's Hammack says restrictive policy appropriate to return inflation to 2%
Cleveland Fed president Beth Hammack said a restrictive stance is appropriate to return inflation to 2%, and traders see a December rate rise as more likely than not.
NEWSSBP reserves post weekly increase, reach $21.45 billion
State Bank of Pakistan reserves rose by $15 million during the week to $21.454 billion, taking total liquid foreign exchange reserves to $26.797 billion, central bank data show.
POLICY & REGULATIONFBATI urges SBP to cut long-term SME lending rate to 2%
The Federal B Area Association of Trade and Industry has asked the State Bank of Pakistan to introduce a fixed-rate financing scheme for small industries, citing high interest rates, energy tariffs and rising taxes.
