Key Takeaways
- Markets advanced as optimism over U.S. earnings and easing trade tensions supported risk appetite.
- The White House confirmed President Trump will meet China’s Xi Jinping in South Korea next week, helping calm investors after weeks of tariff disputes.
- U.S. sanctions on Russia’s Rosneft and Lukoil sent crude prices higher and lifted energy stocks, while Treasury yields rose ahead of inflation data.
- Bitcoin climbed above $110,000, Solana led altcoin gains, and gold strengthened as traders balanced risk appetite with safe-haven demand.
Crypto Morning News: Geopolitics & Market Sentiment
On October 24, 2025, markets advanced as optimism over U.S. earnings and easing trade tensions lifted sentiment.
On the diplomatic front, the White House confirmed President Donald Trump will meet China’s Xi Jinping next week in South Korea, a move that briefly calmed investor nerves after weeks of escalating rhetoric and trade restrictions between Washington and Beijing.
The planned meeting comes as both sides have signaled interest in stabilizing trade relations, with expectations that tariffs, technology controls, and regional security will top the agenda.
Meanwhile, tensions with Russia intensified after Trump announced new sanctions on the country’s largest oil firms, Rosneft and Lukoil, over the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Moscow denounced the measures as “unfriendly” and warned of supply disruptions, while European leaders met in Brussels to discuss additional aid for Kyiv and a new LNG import ban as part of the EU’s latest sanctions package.
On the economic front, the russian sanctions sent crude prices sharply higher, lifting energy shares and fueling debate over their inflationary impact.
Meanwhile, U.S. Treasury yields edged toward 4% as traders positioned for Friday’s consumer price data and a Federal Reserve meeting widely expected to deliver further easing.
In Japan, the Bank of Japan warned of overheating in equity markets and rising risks from leveraged hedge-fund positions in government bonds, while in the UK, the FTSE 100 reached a record close on strong oil and earnings gains despite caution from the Bank of England about potential vulnerabilities in non-bank finance.
In Crypto, Bitcoin rose 2.2% to trade near $110,005, supported by improving risk sentiment and a modest rebound in global liquidity expectations.
Ethereum advanced 1.2% to $3,849, while Solana surged 5.7% to around $190, leading altcoin gains. Binance Coin also climbed more than 4% to $1,116 as broader sentiment across digital assets improved.
Meanwhile, Bitcoin’s dominance stood just below 60%, reflecting steady flows into the major tokens ahead of Friday’s U.S. inflation print and ongoing anticipation for institutional ETF updates.
Price movements
Global Indices
- S&P 500 Index (SPX): 6,738.43 (+0.58%)
- Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI): 46,734.61 (+0.31%)
- Nasdaq Composite Index (IXIC): 22,941.80 (+0.89%)
- Nikkei 225 Futures (NK2251!D): 48,980.0 (+0.64%)
- FTSE 100 (FTSE): 9,586.6 (+0.77%)
Cryptocurrencies
- Bitcoin (BTCUSD): 110,005 (+2.24%)
- Ethereum (ETHUSDT): 3,849.41 (+1.15%)
- Binance Coin (BNBUSDT): 1,116.15 (+4.14%)
- Solana (SOLUSDT): 190.35 (+5.68%)
- BTC Dominance (BTC.D): 59.96% (+0.16%)
Major Stocks
- Nvidia (NVDA): 182.16 (+1.04%)
- Tesla (TSLA): 448.98 (+2.28%)
- Microsoft (MSFT): 520.56 (+0.00%)
- Meta Platforms (META): 734.00 (+0.08%)
- Apple (AAPL): 259.57 (+0.43%)
- Amazon (AMZN): 221.09 (+1.44%)
Commodities
- Silver (XAGUSD): 48.745 (+0.64%)
- Gold (XAUUSD): 4,111.170 (+0.32%)
- WTI Crude Oil (USOIL): 61.68 (+3.89%)
- Brent Crude Oil (BRENT3!): 68.16606 (−3.68%)
Forex
- U.S. Dollar Index (DXY): 98.587 (+0.05%)
- EUR/USD: 1.16153 (+0.05%)
- GBP/USD: 1.3321 (−0.25%)
- USD/JPY: 152.569 (+0.40%)
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