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Daily market summary by region: Oct 16, 2026
Data as of Oct 16, 2026
Overall verdict: Fair.
Most unusual move of the day: Switzerland +2.5 %.
United States
- S&P 500 +0.3 % (data of Oct 15, 2026)
- ▼ Access to credit: from Fair to Poor
- United States raised rates by 0.25 pp to 3.88%
Europe
- Euro Stoxx 50 −0.4 % (data of Oct 15, 2026)
- Spain risk premium −4 bp
- Switzerland +2.5 % (data of Oct 15, 2026; larger than on 97% of sessions in the last 10 years)
- United Kingdom +1.8 % (data of Oct 15, 2026; larger than on 92% of sessions in the last 10 years)
- France +1.9 % (data of Oct 15, 2026; larger than on 90% of sessions in the last 10 years)
- Denmark raised rates by 0.25 pp to 2.10%
- Norway raised rates by 0.25 pp to 4.50%
- Euro area raised rates by 0.25 pp to 2.50%
Asia and emerging markets
- Nikkei 225 +1.4 %
- India +1.9 % (data of Oct 15, 2026; larger than on 91% of sessions in the last 10 years)
- Australia raised rates by 0.25 pp to 4.60%
- Brazil cut rates by 0.25 pp to 13.75%
- Hong Kong raised rates by 0.25 pp to 4.25%
- Japan raised rates by 0.25 pp to 1.25%
- New Zealand raised rates by 0.25 pp to 2.75%
- Saudi Arabia raised rates by 0.25 pp to 4.50%
- South Africa raised rates by 0.25 pp to 7.25%
Country funds trade in New York: Asian markets lag one session.
Coming up (Oct 20, 2026): US housing construction.
Descriptive: what moved and how unusual the move was against the last 10 years. It does not explain causes or forecast.