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      This is the most crowded week of the quarter. Alphabet and Microsoft report on Wednesday night, a few hours after the Federal Reserve announces its October decision. Amazon follows on Thursday, the same day as the advance read on third quarter GDP and September PCE inflation. The Bank of Canada, the ECB and the Bank of Japan all meet before Friday. And with the US midterms a week away on November 3, election-driven volatility starts to seep into prices from here.

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      NinjaTrader Group has launched its futures-only trading platform in the UK, giving traders access to CME and Eurex contracts, a free simulator and GBP or USD funding, following earlier 2026 expansion across Germany, Italy, France, the Netherlands, Spain and wider EU markets. Web, desktop and mobile access is offered.

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      US stock futures are positive in early trading today with the Dow rising 0.2%, while Nasdaq-100 futures gained 0.1%.

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      Deutsche Börse Group has launched 24/7 trading in DAX 40 equities via 360X’s regulated MTF, using a request-for-quote model outside Xetra hours. Existing clients can onboard directly, trade standard DAX ISINs and settle in euro into their Clearstream accounts, while core Xetra auctions and opening prices stay unchanged.

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