Oct 16, 2026
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Chip stocks crash on Thursday, then Wall Street, Asia and the ASX all claw it back by Friday. WiseTech jumps as ASIC clears founder Richard White after a two-year investigation. Gold keeps climbing and oil holds near $105 on Hormuz tension, but bitcoin sits the rally out.
Oct 15, 2026
South Korea's benchmark triggers a trading halt as Samsung and SK Hynix slide on AI-financing jitters. Australia's jobless rate hits 4.7% as 39,300 jobs disappear, but the data is what saves the ASX. Gold slips and bitcoin drops below $81,000 as hot US inflation data ripples through markets worldwide.
Oct 14, 2026
JPMorgan posts its first earnings miss in almost three years, Goldman Sachs blows past estimates, and Australian banks fall anyway. China's trade surplus hits $938 billion for the year so far, as a new EU deal halves Chinese hybrid-car imports. Glencore starts trading on the ASX, and Korea's Kospi logs a sixth straight loss as its chip-stock rebound fades.
Oct 13, 2026
Korea's Kospi has its worst day in months as a Chinese chipmaker's claimed breakthrough wipes more than $100 billion off memory stocks. The RBA's minutes turn hawkish, lifting Australian banks even as business confidence slides. Saudi Arabia extends its main airport's closure as Houthi attacks keep rattling oil markets.
Oct 12, 2026
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A third Houthi missile strike on Riyadh’s main airport this week kills at least 12 and wounds hundreds. Trump says Russia and Ukraine have agreed to stop hitting each other’s energy sites. Zelensky says it’s news to him. The ASX 200 nears a one-month high as miners and banks rally, and Wall Street futures point to a higher Columbus Day open.