Today’s Highlights & Global Financial Calendar for the Next 10 Days | October 23 🇬🇧 I. Today’s Key Global Market Developments 🇬🇧 07:00 UK September Retail Sales: −0.4% MoM (expected −0.1%); ONS cites warm weather suppressing autumn/winter clothing sales—UK consumption is weakening. 🇯🇵 Japan September Core CPI: 2.1%, back above target—expectations for BoJ rate hikes are rising. 🇷🇺 08:30 Bank of Russia Decision: Market expects rate to remain at 14.00%. 🇪🇺 08:15 France / 09:00 Eurozone / 09:30 UK October PMI Preliminary: After oil prices hit a five-month high, watch for signs of weakening growth in Europe. 🕌 Middle East: Brent crude at $114.10 this morning, a five-month high; the White House has invoked the Defense Production Act to support domestic oil and gas. Whether oil can break above $115 is today’s primary variable. 🇺🇸 14:30 US Market Open: On October 22, Nasdaq fell −2.60%, Philadelphia Semiconductor Index −6.72%. Watch for stabilization in the AI sector. 🇺🇸 14:45 US October PMI Preliminary (time TBC): Growth data ahead of the FOMC meeting. 🇫🇷 Moody’s Re-evaluation of France (after US market close): France’s 10Y yield briefly hit 5.06%, the highest since 2002. 📊 Earnings: ・Pre-market: American Express. 🗓️ II. Core Events & Major Earnings Calendar for the Next 10 Days 📈 October 23 (Friday) 🏛️ Macro: Global October PMI Preliminary; Bank of Russia decision; Moody’s re-evaluation of France. 📊 Earnings: ・Pre-market: American Express. 📌 Our key watchpoints today: Divergence in AI sector, semiconductor vs S&P, Brent $100–115 range, BTC $80,000—these will be judged by today’s close. 🕐 October 25 (Sunday) ⏰ UK Ends Daylight Saving Time: London reverts to GMT; US market open shifts to 13:30 EST (reverts to 14:30 on November 1 after US adjusts). 🇪🇬 October 26 (Monday) 🏛️ Geopolitical: Egyptian Parliament votes on whether to support Saudi Arabia. 📊 Earnings: ・Pre-market: Verizon (TBC). 💳 October 27 (Tuesday) 🏛️ Macro: First day of FOMC meeting; Israeli elections. 📊 Earnings: ・Pre-market: Coca-Cola, Boeing, S&P Global. ・After market: Visa, Seagate. 🏦 October 28 (Wednesday) (Super Earnings Day) 🏛️ Macro: FOMC decision; UK Autumn Budget. 📊 Earnings: ・Pre-market: GE Vernova, Amphenol. ・After market: Alphabet (confirmed), Microsoft (confirmed), T-Mobile, KLA. 💻 October 29 (Thursday) (Super Earnings Day) 🏛️ Macro: ECB decision; US Q3 GDP Preliminary; First day of BoJ meeting (October 29–30). 📊 Earnings: ・Pre-market: Eli Lilly, Mastercard, Merck, Caterpillar, Linde. ・After market: Amazon (confirmed), Intel, SanDisk. ・Non-US: Samsung Electronics. 🛢️ October 30 (Friday) 🏛️ Macro: BoJ decision; US September PCE (date TBC). 📊 Earnings: ・Pre-market: ExxonMobil (confirmed), Chevron (confirmed), AbbVie (confirmed). ・Non-US: Tokyo Electron. 📌 Our key watchpoint: The “gold moves with Nasdaq, not rates” thesis concludes here. 🕐 November 1 (Sunday) ⏰ US Ends Daylight Saving Time: US market open reverts to 14:30 EST (London time). 🍎 November 2 (Monday) 📊 Earnings: ・After market: Apple (confirmed). Not investment advice.
