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Ground Signal Deep Dive: Markets & Economy — October 28, 2026 · Ground Signal FM

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  This is Ground Signal Deep Dive, Markets and
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  Economy for Wednesday, October 28, 2026. I am
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  Harper. Today is Fed Decision Day. Stocks are
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  near records, the 10 -year yield sits just under
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  5%, and Brent crude holds above $116. Here is
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  what the data says. Ground state, signal level
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  4. The Federal Open Market Committee concludes
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  its two -day meeting today. Economists overwhelmingly
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  expect the Fed to hold rates steady. The real
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  debate is tone, with deficits, AI spending, and
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  oil all pulling on the bond market. Equities,
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  signal level 3. The S &P 500 closed Tuesday at
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  7 ,722 .60, up about 0 .6%. The Nasdaq Composite
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  finished at 26 ,477 .81. AMD rose more than 5
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  % and helped lead the tech rally. In Asia, the
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  Nikkei 225 closed at 63 ,268 .37. One market
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  wrap put the DAX at 25 ,590 .77, though that
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  figure had only a single source. Risk appetite
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  is firm going into the decision, which leaves
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  little cushion for a hawkish surprise. Fixed
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  income and rates, signal level 4. The 10 -year
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  Treasury yield slipped to 4 .99 % on Tuesday
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  from 5 .00 % Monday. according to Reuters, the
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  30 -year yield sat near 5 .31%. The 10 -year
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  touched a 24 -year high earlier this month. One
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  official data feed showed a 10 -year reading
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  of 4 .33%, which did not match any other source,
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  so we set it aside. Bond investors are focused
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  less on the Fed itself and more on AI spending
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  and deficits. Rates stay the main pressure point.
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  Currencies signal level 3. The dollar index is
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  near 102 .2. The Mexican peso trades between
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  18 .57 and 18 .69 per dollar. The Colombian peso
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  is near 3 ,152. The Brazilian real closed around
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  5 .35 and the Peruvian sol near 3 .44. Dollar
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  strength is steady, not surging. Crypto, signal
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  level two. Bitcoin trades near $80 ,600 inside
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  a daily range of 79 ,800 to 81 ,600. Ethereum
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  is near $2 ,331. Solana is near $101. Crypto
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  is range -bound and waiting on the Fed, with
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  no clear trend. Commodities, signal level 4.
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  Brent crude was about $116 a barrel Tuesday,
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  and WTI about $102. The Strait of Hormuz remains
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  the main supply risk, and the EIA expects flows
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  to stay volatile. Spot gold settled near $4 ,060
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  an ounce, helped by softer oil. Since October
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  1, the State Department has expanded online presence
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  review to TN and TD visa applicants. Applicants
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  are told to set social media accounts to public.
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  If you cross borders on these visas, audit your
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  profiles and plan for extra processing time.
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  First, the Fed decision today, where the statement
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  and press conference set the tone. Second, the
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  European Central Bank decision on Thursday, October
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  29. the Bank of Japan meeting running October
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  29 and 30. Watch the 10 -year yield around 5
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  % and Brent near $116. Those two levels decide
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  whether stocks keep their footing. This is Ground
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  Signal Deep Dive, Markets and Economy. Thanks
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  for listening.