A heavy central-bank week lies ahead, with the Federal Reserve meeting on 27-28 October, plus the ECB, Bank of Japan, Bank of Canada and Reserve Bank of New Zealand, alongside US GDP and core PCE data.
Gold has fallen below $4,000 an ounce and formed a death cross as surging oil prices keep inflation fears alive and the Federal Reserve's next move in focus.
Bitcoin has slipped towards $80,000 after a risk-off week that saw heavy selling in US spot Bitcoin ETFs and broad declines across equities.
Block has unveiled Dessa, a full-duplex speech model that can listen and speak simultaneously, trained entirely on speech and able to run locally on a MacBook M4 Max.
Nvidia has outlined AI expansion into robotics, telecom networks and data centres, mixing live platforms, pilots and prototypes — with a modular data-hall design that could cut build times from six months to 14 days.
Overseas Pakistanis sent home $10.875 billion in July-September 2026, up 14 percent on a year earlier, State Bank of Pakistan figures show.
The IMF expects the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan region to contract 1.3% in 2026, with a 6.6% rebound in 2027 if the conflict ends — a regional figure, not a Pakistan forecast.
Bitcoin climbed back towards $82,000 and gold recovered to about $4,020 an ounce as the yen gave up gains, but the rebound looks fragile with oil near $100.
Brent crude rose more than 3 per cent to top $107 a barrel after Washington dismissed Tehran's Hormuz proposal, while gold fell to a seven-week low.