Brazilian President Lula: Voters must choose between defending the Brazilian flag and defending the American flag.

Local officials say a Ukrainian missile attack on an industrial facility in Russia’s Lipetsk region has killed one person.

Week ahead: a packed central-bank calendar and major tech earnings should drive rates, liquidity and risk appetite. China’s 20th CPC Fifth Plenum meets in Beijing Oct 26–29; market participants should watch for policy signals. Monday: Germany IFO and US Dallas Fed business index; Taiwan and New Zealand exchanges closed — limited regional liquidity; Hong Kong/US earnings include Verizon and selected HK small-caps. Tuesday: US ADP, durable goods, FHFA house-price data, Conference Board consumer confidence and Richmond Fed; 900bn yuan 1‑year MLF matures (PBOC operation watch); Israel holds national election; Boeing, Coca‑Cola and UPS report premarket; SK Hynix, Robinhood and NXP report after close. Wednesday: weekly API/EIA crude inventories; Australia CPI; RBNZ rate decision; Bank of Canada rate decision with Governor MACKLEM press briefing; RBA officials testify to Senate; UK chancellor unveils his first budget; Alphabet and Microsoft report after the US close. Thursday: US FOMC decision and KEVIN WARSH press conference; US advance Q3 GDP, core PCE (inflation), personal spending and weekly initial claims — all market-moving for pricing of US rates; ECB decision and LAGARDE press conference; US weekly EIA natural‑gas stocks; China domestic refined-fuel price window opens; Apple event; Amazon, Intel and SanDisk report after the close. Friday: BoJ policy decision and Governor Ueda briefing; US employment‑cost index (Q3) and Chicago PMI; Eurozone and major European GDP/CPI releases; Canada GDP; major oil majors report premarket (BP, Exxon, Chevron). Saturday: US rig count; China official manufacturing PMI (Oct). Sunday: North American clocks roll back one hour (DST end) — US/Canada market open and data schedules shift; seven OPEC+ producers meet to set December output policy.

According to an official familiar with the matter, Qatari mediators arrived in Tehran on Sunday in an effort to de-escalate regional tensions. Qatar's mediation efforts are being coordinated with the United States.

Nasdaq ETF Cathay: This fund will be suspended from trading from the opening of the market on October 26, 2026 until 10:30 on the same day.

Audi CEO: The planned U.S. factory is currently only intended for the production of Audi cars, and no further decisions have been made on this matter.