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Ground Signal Deep Dive: Markets & Economy — October 23, 2026 · Ground Signal FM

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  This is Ground Signal Deep Dive, Markets and
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  Economy, for Friday, October 23, 2026. I'm Harper.
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  Stocks sold off, oil jumped on new Hormuz attacks,
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  and bond yields climbed. Here is the signal.
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  Ground state, signal 4. Seven oil tankers were
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  hit in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, according
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  to AP. Brent rose to about $112. Higher oil fed
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  inflation fears and yields rose with it. Equities,
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  signal 4. The S &P 500 fell 1 .21 % to 7 ,663.
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  The Nasdaq dropped 2 .6 % to 26 ,009. The Nikkei
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  closed at 62 ,908 and the DAX at 25 ,372. Both
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  finished lower. Growth stocks took the hardest
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  hit as rate fears returned. Earnings this week
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  include Alphabet, Ford, Coinbase, and FedEx.
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  Those results will test whether profits can offset
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  higher yields. Fixed income, signal 4. Reuters
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  put the 10 -year treasury near 5 .3 % and the
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  30 -year near 5 .6%. Other quotes ran lower,
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  so treat the exact level as approximate. Currencies,
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  signal 3. The dollar index closed at 101 .44.
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  The Peruvian sol held near 3 .44 per dollar.
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  The Brazilian real sat at 5 .04. The Mexican
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  peso weakened to 18 .80. The Colombian peso was
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  at 3 ,178. The Brazil runoff on Sunday is the
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  main risk for the real. Polls show a tight race.
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  Expect volatility in Brazilian assets when results
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  arrive Sunday night. Crypto, signal two. Bitcoin
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  trades near $81 ,800, up slightly. Ethereum is
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  at 2 ,409 and Solana at 105, both slightly lower.
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  Crypto is not trading as a safe haven. It is
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  moving with risk assets and rates. Commodities,
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  signal four. Brent traded near $112. WTI was
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  near 100. Gold fell sharply, per Kitco, as higher
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  oil raised inflation worries and pressured metals
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  despite lower yields in some quotes. Mobility
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  and opportunity, signal two. Colombia and Brazil
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  both run official digital nomad visas. Brazil
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  requires $1 ,500 monthly income or $18 ,000 in
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  savings. Peru has no clearly implemented nomad
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  visa. Forward signal, signal four. Brazil votes
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  Sunday, October 25. The Fed decides Wednesday,
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  October 28. GDP and PCE inflation arrive Thursday,
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  October 29. Watch Hormuz headlines and rent above
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  $112. That is ground signal. This content was
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  generated using AI.