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Ground Signal Deep Dive: Markets & Economy — October 26, 2026 · Ground Signal FM

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  This is Ground Signal Deep Dive, Markets and
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  Economy, for Monday, October 26, 2026. I am Harper.
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  Brent closed Friday at $116 .72, its highest
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  settle since April. Brazil has re -elected Lula,
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  and the Fed decides on Wednesday. Here is what
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  moves money this week. Ground State. Three signals
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  set the tone. Signal 5. Houthi strikes on Saudi
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  targets keep a heavy risk premium in crude. Signal
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  4. Lula won the Brazil runoff, and early reports
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  point to a sharp sell -off in Brazilian assets.
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  Signal 4. Treasury yields sit above 5 % ahead
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  of the Fed meeting. Equities. The S &P 500 closed
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  Friday at 7 ,623 .68, down 0 .52%. The Nasdaq
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  Composite finished at 25 ,955 .34. In Asia, the
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  Nikkei 225 closed at 62 ,693 .16. The DAX was
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  reported near 25 ,390 in a Monday recap of the
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  prior session. Higher oil and higher yields are
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  pressing valuations. Signal 4. The test comes
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  Wednesday after the close. Microsoft and Alphabet
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  both report. Strong cloud and AI numbers could
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  steady the NASDAQ. A miss with yields above 5
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  % would hurt. Apple reports later, outside this
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  window. Fixed income and rates. The Fed H -15
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  release shows the 10 -year Treasury yield at
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  5 .09 % on October 23. The 30 -year stood at
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  5 .43%. Other outlets quoted slightly different
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  10 -year levels, so treat the exact print with
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  care. The direction is clear. Long yields remain
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  above 5%. Signal 4. The FOMC meeting ends Wednesday,
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  October 28. No outcome is announced yet, so everything
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  here is market expectation. The ECB follows on
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  Thursday and the Bank of Japan on Friday. Three
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  central banks in three days. Expect volatility
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  in rates and currencies. Currencies and FX. Lula
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  won the runoff, and the real is the story. One
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  report says it fell about 12 % to near 5 .60
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  per dollar. Another data source shows 5 .16.
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  Treat the Brazil level as unconfirmed. Signal
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  4. Elsewhere in Latin America, the dollar buys
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  about 18 .74 Mexican pesos, 3 ,158 Colombian
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  pesos, and 3 .36 Peruvian soles. The dollar index
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  is firm, though I could not confirm an exact
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  Monday level. Reuters notes pressure on regional
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  currencies. Contagion from Brazil is the risk
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  to watch. Crypto. Bitcoin trades near $79 ,455,
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  down 1 .06%. Ethereum is at $2 ,296, down 1 .56%.
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  Solana holds near $100 .60, nearly flat. Crypto
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  is trading as a risk asset. Higher yields and
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  a stronger dollar cap the upside. Signal 3. Commodities.
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  Brent settled Friday at $116 .72, a six -month
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  high. WTI settled at $103 .27. Gold closed at
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  $4 ,007 .90 an ounce. Houthi attacks and Strait
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  of Hormuz shipping risk keep the oil premium
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  alive. The Brent to WTI gap is wide at about
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  $13. Signal 5. Mobility and opportunity signal.
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  For remote workers paid in dollars, a weaker
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  real stretches budgets in Brazil. Thailand lists
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  the destination Thailand visa as active, updated
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  October 1. Peru has no implemented nomad visa
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  found. Malaysia confirmation is unverified. Signal
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  3. Forward signal. First, Brazil open on Monday.
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  Watch The Real and Bovespa. Signal 4. Second,
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  Microsoft and Alphabet earnings Wednesday after
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  the close. Signal 3. Third, the Fed Wednesday,
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  the ECB Thursday, and the Bank of Japan Friday.
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  Signal 4. That is your signal. This is ground
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  signal.