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Oil Shock Deepens: Brent Tops $114 as Middle East Supply Risks Compound

Brent crude held above $114 a barrel after Houthi attacks on Saudi facilities, an evacuation at Saudi Aramco's headquarters and Libyan outages stacked supply risks, keeping the global inflation impulse firmly bid.

CapitalWire Wire Desk·October 27, 2026·4 min read

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Bitcoin Slips Below $80,000 as ETF Outflows and Fed Risk Weigh on Crypto

BTC touched $79,250, its lowest since July, with a $635.6M single-day ETF outflow on Oct 22 and roughly $11B of options expiring Oct 30 into the Fed decision.

CapitalWire Wire Desk·October 27, 2026·4 min read
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Indonesia Equities Extend Rout as MSCI Weighs Demotion to Stand-Alone Status

The Jakarta Composite fell 3.6% Monday after an 11.6% Friday plunge, leaving it down more than 40% this year, as MSCI considers reclassifying Indonesian stocks out of emerging-market status.

CapitalWire Wire Desk·October 27, 2026·3 min read
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Global Equities Hold Gains as Central Bank Pivot Narrative Strengthens

World equity indices extended their advance for a fifth consecutive session, with investors leaning into the view that major central banks have completed their tightening cycle.

Helena Marsh·October 24, 2026·4 min read
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Bitcoin Breaks Multi-Month Resistance as Institutional Inflows Resume

The largest cryptocurrency cleared a key technical level and traded above $94,000, with spot ETFs posting their strongest weekly inflows since launch.

Kenji Watanabe·October 24, 2026·5 min read
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Treasury Market Reprices as Inflation Expectations Slip Below 2.3%

Long-dated U.S. government bonds have rallied sharply, pulling ten-year yields below 3.6% and breakeven inflation to a two-year low.

Daniel Okafor·October 23, 2026·5 min read
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Dollar Slides Against Majors as ECB Signals Patience on Rate Path

The dollar index fell to a three-month low after the European Central Bank held rates and pushed back against aggressive easing expectations.

Sofia Lindqvist·October 23, 2026·4 min read
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Gold Extends Record Run as Central Bank Purchases Accelerate

Bullion touched another all-time high above $2,780 an ounce, driven by persistent official-sector buying and a softening dollar.

Amelia Chen·October 22, 2026·4 min read
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ETF Flows Reach Record as Passive Share of U.S. Assets Crosses 20%

Global ETF assets under management reached $14.6 trillion in September, with U.S.-listed funds crossing the 20% share of total domestic equity holdings.

Helena Marsh·October 21, 2026·4 min read