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Today on MarketAlleys · Wednesday, October 14, 2026

US markets closed for the day — next session Thursday, Oct 15

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Stocks

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CNBC Pre‑Market Rundown for Wednesday

CNBC published 'The Pre-Market Rundown 2: October 14, 2026' on Oct 14, 08:33 UTC, summarizing fast, accurate and actionable business news and market updates.

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Klay Group says cash flow will boost Apple and Microsoft near term

CNBC reported that Klay Group’s Global Head of Equities said Apple and Microsoft are poised to outperform near term on strong balance sheets and robust cash flows, and that a cash-flow turnaround is expected in 2028.

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Crypto

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Crypto update: Solana fell 3.30% over 24 hours

As of Oct 14, 19:01 UTC, Solana led declines among the focus cryptos; trend signals are neutral and CoinDesk published several industry items including AI-agent payments and EasyA's valuation.

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Crypto market update: Ether leads declines

CoinGecko shows Ether fell 2.57% over 24 hours as of Oct 14, 17:00 UTC; Bitcoin, Solana and XRP also declined. MarketAlleys Research Desk lists neutral trend signals and CoinDesk published multiple market headlines.

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Forex

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USD/JPY at 158.45 in Forex focus

USD/JPY traded at 158.45, having rose 0.21% from the prior ECB fixing and up +0.02% over five sessions, per the European Central Bank; MarketAlleys shows a neutral trend with RSI(14) 53.4.

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AUD/USD at 0.7010 after a 0.45% rise

European Central Bank (euro reference rates) shows AUD/USD at 0.7010, rising 0.45% from the prior ECB fixing with a five-session change of -0.06%.

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US CPI and retail sales headline FX calendar

US Consumer Price Index and Thursday retail sales are scheduled in the next three days; major FX pairs were last quoted on Oct 13 with mixed moves ahead of the data.

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Commodities

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Commodities update: SLV ETF falls 4.99% as of Oct 14, 15:01 UTC

Silver led declines as the SLV ETF fell 4.99% from the prior close; other commodity ETFs were mostly lower while the USO ETF rose 0.44% from the prior close, as of Oct 14, 15:01 UTC.

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Indices

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Indices update, Oct 14: VIXY ETF rises 4.00%

Volatility led moves as major ETFs fell; US Retail Sales and Producer Price Index are scheduled for Thu Oct 15.

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CNBC previews Wednesday's big stock stories for Wednesday

CNBC reported Oct 13 that the S&P 500 inched lower as traders mulled big banks' quarterly results and said Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon will appear on Wednesday.

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Politics & Macro

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Market update: GLD ETF fell 2.03% as SPY ETF fell 1.10%

As of Oct 14, 17:15 UTC, the GLD ETF led moves, while the SPY ETF and UUP ETF fell and rose respectively; USO ETF also rose during the session, according to Finnhub.

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  1. Russell 2000 ETF leads declines among major indices

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  2. Crypto market update: Ether leads declines — Oct 14, 16:00 UTC

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  3. Gold weakest as SPY ETF slips; dollar and oil rise

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  4. Midday indices: IWM ETF leads losses as small caps slide

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  5. Crypto market update: Wednesday, October 14, 2026 — major tokens lower at 15:00 UTC

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  6. SPY ETF down while UUP ETF leads gains at 14:00 UTC

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  7. Commodities midday: Silver leads losses, GLD and UNG fall

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