Expectations for a Fed rate hike in October have plummeted to 22.1% from 64.2% a week earlier, according to data from the CME FedWatch tool.
Markets are also closely watching the minutes from September’s FOMC meeting, scheduled for release Wednesday afternoon.
While the earnings season has largely wrapped up,
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US stock futures edged lower in premarket trading on Monday as investors took stock of rising bond yields and the upcoming earnings season ahead of a relatively quiet week.
Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) traded roughly flat, while those on the S&P 500 (ES=F) fell 0.1%.
Holdings in insurance-linked securities fund structures and reinsurance sidecars made by Eaton Vance through three of its mutual funds have risen in value to approximately $777 million over the last quarter of record, as the asset manager allocated more to its investment in the Swiss Re Core Nat Cat Fund and added a new allocation to the Jaffa Capital Fund.
IT stocks to buy: Brokerage firm HDFC Securities has recommended IT stocks by assigning ‘buy’ rating with up to 34% upside ahead of the beginning of second quarter earnings season (Q2 results FY27).
The brokerage’s recommendations point to a mixed but potentially attractive setup across Indian IT stocks,
Every big rally eventually gets asked the same question at dinner parties: is this a bubble? For AI stocks, DBS Group has an answer, and it is a firm no.
On October 5, 2026, DBS Chief Investment Officer Hou Wey Fook argued that Nvidia’s earnings trajectory shows AI-related tech stocks have not drifted into bubble territory.
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Fidelity International has bolstered its ETF stable today (5 October) by launching its new Equity Enhanced Yield range, including the Fidelity Global Equity Enhanced Yield UCITS ETF and the Fidelity US Equity Enhanced Yield UCITS ETF.
The strategies combine actively managed equity portfolios with an options strategy that systematically sells index call options,
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*This article is based on information as of October 5, 2026.
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The “policy interest rate” mentioned in the news refers precisely to the uncollateralized overnight call rate target. A “target” is a goal set by the Bank of Japan to indicate the level it wants to achieve.
It is a complex term,
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