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European Central Bank is expected to hold interest rates despite high inflation pressures

The European Central Bank concludes its two-day monetary policy meeting on Thursday and will announce its decision at 13:15 GMT. The bank is widely expected to leave the interest rate on the Main Refinancing Operations and the Deposit Facility unchanged at 2.65% and 2.50%, respectively, after having raised both of them by 25 basis points in September.

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Anthropic pledged $270 billion to Amazon, Google, and Microsoft. Here's who actually gets paid
Anthropic owes Amazon, Google, and Microsoft at least $269.4 billion for computing power, even if it uses less. All three sell its models and handle its billing, and Amazon and Google own stakes and lend it money, so they get paid regardless of how the IPO goes. The Dario Amodei-led Anthropic filed its initial public offering (IPO) on Monday, seeking a listing on the Nasdaq under the ticker ANT.
BoC recap: Rates up... and another one on the cards?
The Bank of Canada (BoC) raised its overnight rate by 25 basis points to 2.5%, warning that higher-for-longer energy prices and stronger cost pass-through could keep inflation elevated. Governor Tiff Macklem said another increase may be needed, although the Governing Council remains cautious and has not set a predetermined path.

Cryptocurrencies

Pi Network Price Forecast: PI risks another lower leg as the broader crypto market slips

Pi Network is trading in the red on Thursday, retreating toward a near-term support around $0.0740. The Fear and Greed Index declines to 43 on Thursday, while total liquidations exceed $350 million over the last 24 hours, suggesting a deterioration in investors' risk appetite and a sell-side bias. The technical outlook for PI is bearish, with selling pressure building.

Ripple and Stellar outlook: XRP and XLM lose ground as hawkish Fed tone weighs

Ripple and Stellar remain under pressure on Thursday as bearish derivatives positioning and on-chain signals weigh on sentiment. XRP slides toward key support at $1.30, while XLM gives back some of its recent gains. Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve held interest rates unchanged at 3.75%-4.00% at its two-day October policy meeting.

Cardano Price Forecast: ADA extends bearish reversal as sell-side pressure intensifies

Cardano faces intense selling pressure, with over 4% losses so far on Thursday, pushing the price below $0.2000. The sell-off aligns with the broader cryptocurrency market pullback after the US Federal Reserve decided to pause the federal funds rate at 3.75%-4.00% on Wednesday.

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Alphabet tanks to April levels on quarterly miss

Alphabet (GOOGL) stock slumped about 9% lower afterhours on Wednesday after the search giant posted a sizable miss for the third quarter. CEO Sundar Pichai's company missed Wall Street's consensus GAAP earnings per share figure by $0.89 or nearly 30%.

Weekly Forecast

EUR/USD: Next bounce could be a trap
The single currency alternated gains and losses against the US Dollar (USD) this week, prompting EUR/USD to stabilise around the 1.1200 neighbourhood on Friday, while remaining unable to sustain its earlier bull run toward the 1.1260 zone. On the monthly chart, the second drop in a row appears almost unavoidable.
What would a Republican sweep mean for Gold and Treasury yields?

The United States midterm elections, scheduled for November 3, could trigger a major repricing of the US Dollar, Treasury yields, and Gold, but the outcome is not predetermined.

Bitcoin extends pullback as ETF inflows clash with risk-off sentiment

Bitcoin remains under pressure, trading around $81,800 on Friday, recording modest losses so far this week. Despite a mild pullback, institutional demand showed signs of a comeback with spot Exchange Traded Funds recording $442.67 million in net inflows through Thursday.

Americans have never felt this broke, and the stock market is at a record. Both are true
The University of Michigan's consumer sentiment index was 48 for October, the second-lowest reading since 1952, and the S&P 500 is within 2% of a record. The rule that record gloom precedes a 20% rally only worked after a crash, and there hasn't been one.