{"id":84968,"date":"2026-10-26T17:18:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T06:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.icmarkets.com.au\/blog\/?p=84968"},"modified":"2026-10-26T17:19:02","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T06:19:02","slug":"monday-26th-october-2026-u-s-stock-futures-rise-as-investors-await-key-central-bank-rate-decisions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.icmarkets.com.au\/blog\/monday-26th-october-2026-u-s-stock-futures-rise-as-investors-await-key-central-bank-rate-decisions\/","title":{"rendered":"Monday 26th October 2026: U.S. Stock Futures Rise as Investors Await Key Central Bank Rate Decisions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Global Markets:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf         Asian Stock Markets : Nikkei down 0.30%, Shanghai Composite down 0.18% Hang Seng up 0.44% ASX up 0.25%<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf        Commodities : Gold at $4,027.72 (0.50%) Silver at $54.280 (0.61%), Brent Oil at 109.63 (-1.85%), WTI Oil at 101.01 (-2.19%)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf        Rates : US 10-year yield at 4.965, UK 10-year yield at 5.3656, Germany 10-year yield at 3.3434<\/p>\n\n\n\n

News & Data:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

\u25cf        (USD)  Flash Manufacturing PMI   57.9 to 57.9  expected<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Markets Update:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

U.S. stock futures rose on Sunday evening as investors prepared for a series of central bank interest rate decisions this week. S&P 500 futures gained 0.4%, Nasdaq-100 futures advanced 0.6%, and Dow Jones Industrial Average futures added 128 points, or 0.2%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Federal Reserve, European Central Bank and Bank of Japan are scheduled to announce their monetary policy decisions on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Asian markets were mixed on Monday. Japan\u2019s Topix rose 0.37%, while the Nikkei 225 slipped 0.2%. South Korea\u2019s Kospi fell 0.3%, and the Kosdaq dropped 1.18%. Australia\u2019s S&P\/ASX 200 declined 0.26%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oil prices retreated in Asian trading, with Brent crude futures falling 1.31% to $115.19 a barrel and U.S. West Texas Intermediate declining 1.5% to $101.83. Brent had reached its highest level since April on Friday amid reports that the U.S. and Israel could strike Iran after the midterm elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Higher oil prices and widespread selling dragged U.S. stocks lower on Friday. The Dow lost more than 650 points, while the S&P 500 fell 0.5% and the Nasdaq Composite declined 0.2%. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq recorded consecutive weekly losses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Investors are now focused on the Fed\u2019s decision. Markets anticipate rates will remain at 3.75% to 4%, although Bank of America expects a quarter-point increase. Meanwhile, Moody\u2019s maintained France\u2019s Aa3 credit rating with a negative outlook, easing immediate concerns about a potential downgrade amid rising borrowing costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u25cf       11:50 PM    GMT   –   JPY   SPPI y\/y<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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