Global Indices & Fear & Greed Index

According to Yonhapinfomax, on Oct 19 morning (KST 9:55 AM), E-mini S&P 500 futures rose 0.45% to 7,738.75, while E-mini Nasdaq 100 futures advanced 0.79% to 29,622.25. The gains followed a significant AI sector selloff last week, when investors began cautiously accumulating positions at lower

According to China's National Bureau of Statistics, consumer prices (CPI) rose 0.9% year-over-year in the first three quarters of 2026, with core CPI climbing 1.1%. Industrial producer prices increased 2.3% year-over-year, marking seven consecutive months of gains since exiting a downtrend in

According to Yonhap Infomax, Japan's Nikkei 225 index fell 1,455.05 points (2.23%) to 63,869.24 on the morning of October 19, tracking weakness in U.S. technology stocks. The decline wiped out gains from October 16, breaking through the 64,000 level. The move follows selloff pressure on AI-related a

According to Bloomberg, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang on Thursday in Berlin backed long-term AI prospects, stating that current market turmoil "will pass" as AI technology remains transformative and will positively impact every industry and country. Huang emphasized the sector is still in its early

According to CNBC on October 18, multiple U.S. stock sectors face mounting investment risks from elevated Treasury yields near decades-high levels, with housing construction bearing the brunt of pressure. According to the National Association of Home Builders and Wells Fargo housing market

China's main stock indices opened lower and fell today. The ChiNext Index (Chinese tech-focused index) dropped over 2%, while the Shanghai Composite Index declined 0.35% and the Shenzhen Component Index fell 0.84%. PCB, CRO, and semiconductor storage sectors led the

According to CNN Business, the CNN Fear & Greed Index plummeted to 18 on October 16, entering extreme fear territory (0-25 range), down sharply from 30 on October 15. The index was at 46, indicating neutral sentiment, just one week prior. Six of the seven components measuring the index are in extrem

According to the National Bureau of Statistics, China's GDP grew 4.6% year-over-year in the first three quarters of 2026, with first-three-quarter GDP reaching 1,071,071 billion yuan. Q3 GDP growth accelerated to 4.5%, exceeding expectations of 4.40% and the prior quarter's 4.30%.

Deutsche Bank's chief U.S. economist Matthew Luzzetti proposed reducing the Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meetings from eight to six times annually, according to a recent report cited by Yahoo Finance on local time May 18. The proposal aims to allow policymakers to access

China's urban survey unemployment rate declined to 5.2% in September, down 0.1 percentage point from 5.3% in August.

According to Matthew Luzzetti, chief U.S. economist at Deutsche Bank, on October 18, reducing the Federal Reserve's FOMC annual meetings from 8 to 6 times could significantly improve the timeliness of economic data available for policy decisions. Luzzetti noted that extending the meeting interval fr

China's large-scale industrial output grew 5.3% year-on-year in the first nine months of 2026, unchanged from the previous period.

China is set to release three key economic indicators in approximately 10 minutes: third-quarter GDP growth rate, September industrial production data, and September retail sales figures.

According to Guru Club on Oct 19, Wall Street veteran Larry McDonald indicated that many stocks have depreciated significantly even as indices hit new highs, describing this as an internal market collapse. He attributed the divergence to passive investment mechanisms losing effectiveness, with

US Stock Market News showed mixed signals on Sunday evening local time, as Wall Street futures traded higher after technology-heavy indices, particularly the Nasdaq, recorded their steepest weekly losses since June. This recovery attempt reflects renewed buying interest following a volatile

According to ChosunBiz, Cathay Wood, founder of ARK Investment Management, stated on October 16 that recent volatility in Korean stocks stems from programmatic trading rather than deteriorating fundamentals. Commenting on semiconductor stock declines, Wood noted it is now a suitable entry point to p

Bitcoin (BTC) continued its recovery toward $82,500 on Oct. 19, which was also the 39th anniversary of Black Monday in 1987. The S&P 500 closed down 1.09% at 7,659.44 points last Friday. During a phone call with Trump, Putin proposed holding a trilateral summit to discuss the Ukraine conflict, tentatively during the APEC summit in Shenzhen in November; the U.S. has not formally accepted the proposal. Bitcoin Rebounds from a Low of $80,750 According to TradingView charts, after breaking above $81

According to Alternative.me data, the Crypto Fear and Greed Index rose to 59 on October 19, up from 53 yesterday, marking a shift from neutral to greedy market sentiment.

South Korean Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Lee Hyung-il projected on October 16 (local time) that Korea's economy could achieve a growth rate of 3.4 to 3.6 percent this year, significantly exceeding the government's previous 3.0 percent forecast. The upgraded outlook is d

Korean stocks experienced a sharp decline last week, with the KOSPI index falling 14.5% as foreign investors sold a net 11.2 trillion won, according to a Meritz Securities report released on the 19th. During the