Geopolitics & Market Sentiment
On October 14, 2025, global markets saw a strong rebound after President Donald Trump eased his tone toward China, calming investors who had been rattled by last week’s tariff threats. Hopes for progress in trade talks and expectations of near-term Fed rate cuts helped risk appetite return across Wall Street and beyond.
On the diplomatic front, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Trump was still expected to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping later this month in South Korea, a signal that both sides were looking to defuse tensions. The shift in tone helped ease fears of deeper supply chain disruptions after China’s recent rare-earths announcement.
In Europe, France announced new budget cuts to control its deficit, while the UK moved to ease planning rules to boost growth. In Washington, investor Scott Bessent warned that the prolonged government shutdown was starting to hit the real economy, forcing temporary cuts in federal pay and public services.
On the economic front, market bets for a Fed rate cut remained firm after a recent run of softer data.
Tech shares led Monday’s rebound, with AI-related stocks driving gains after Broadcom announced a partnership with OpenAI to build its first in-house AI processors.
The dollar ticked higher, oil prices recovered from five-month lows, and gold surged past $4,100 an ounce on safe-haven demand and strong ETF inflows.
Furthermore, investors looked ahead to the start of third-quarter bank earnings on Tuesday, and to remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell later this week.
In Crypto, digital assets steadied after last week’s record $19 billion liquidation, with traders cautiously stepping back in.
Bitcoin hovered near $116,000 and Ethereum climbed above $4,200, while Solana jumped over 5% on renewed institutional interest.
Bitcoin’s market share slipped slightly below 60% as investors dipped back into certain altcoins.
Price Movements
Global Indices
- S&P 500 Index (SPX): 6,654.71 (+1.56%)
- Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI): 46,067.58 (+1.29%)
- Nasdaq Composite Index (IXIC): 22,694.61 (+2.21%)
- Nikkei 225 Futures (NK2251!D): 46,980.00 (−1.34%)
- FTSE UK 100 (UKX): 9,443.90 (+0.66%)
Cryptocurrencies
- Bitcoin (BTCUSD): 115,720 (+0.55%)
- Ethereum (ETHUSDT): 4,259.73 (+2.59%)
- Binance Coin (BNBUSDT): 1,281.02 (−1.66%)
- Solana (SOLUSDT): 207.83 (+5.50%)
- BTC Dominance (BTC.D): 59.09 (−0.67%)
Major Stocks
- Nvidia (NVDA): 188.34 (+2.82%)
- Tesla (TSLA): 435.90 (+5.42%)
- Microsoft (MSFT): 514.05 (+0.60%)
- Meta Platforms (META): 715.70 (+1.47%)
- Apple (AAPL): 247.66 (+0.97%)
- Amazon (AMZN): 220.07 (+1.71%)
Commodities
- Silver (XAGUSD): 52.329 (+4.39%)
- Gold (XAUUSD): 4,130.015 (+2.29%)
- WTI Crude Oil (USOIL): 59.55 (+2.23%)
- Brent Crude Oil (BRENT3!): 68.166 (−3.68%)
Forex
- U.S. Dollar Index (DXY): 98.874 (+0.39%)
- EUR/USD: 1.15715 (+0.02%)
- GBP/USD: 1.3328 (−0.03%)
- USD/JPY: 152.165 (−0.07%)
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