📉 U.S. indices are slightly lower today after Monday’s gains, which came on optimism ahead of next week’s meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in Seoul. Markets hope the talks could ease tensions between the world’s two largest economies. Riding that wave, Chinese indices are also moving higher 🇨🇳📈 🏦 Before the U.S. session, earnings reports will come from General Motors, GE Aerospace, RTX Corp, Coca-Cola, and Lockheed Martin. After the bell, all eyes will be on Netflix and Texas Instruments 🎬📊 🇯🇵 In Japan, stocks fell after Sanae Takaichi, a supporter of loose fiscal policy, became Prime Minister. The USD/JPY pair jumped more than 0.5%, while gold dropped over 0.7% to around $4,327 per ounce and silver lost more than 1% 🪙📉 💵 In forex, the dollar is strengthening — EUR/USD slid to 1.162. Bitcoin also slipped over 2%, trading near $107,000 compared with almost $111,000 yesterday ₿⬇️ 🏛️ The U.S. government shutdown continues, but optimism remains after comments from the White House that it may end this week. Meanwhile, Fitch Ratings warned that the surge in non-bank lending raises risks for traditional banks, and Bank of America cautioned about potential Fed balance sheet instability in October ⚠️ 🤝 Australia announced a $2 billion investment in U.S.-integrated military systems and will buy Apache helicopters worth $2.68 billion 🚁🇦🇺 📊 Stay tuned and trade the latest market moves with NordFX — your trusted global broker 🌍 👉 Open your account here: https://account.nordfx.com/account/register-personal?id=1187185 🚀 🌅 Morning Market Update | 21 October 2025 was originally published in Coinmonks on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story📉 U.S. indices are slightly lower today after Monday’s gains, which came on optimism ahead of next week’s meeting between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in Seoul. Markets hope the talks could ease tensions between the world’s two largest economies. Riding that wave, Chinese indices are also moving higher 🇨🇳📈 🏦 Before the U.S. session, earnings reports will come from General Motors, GE Aerospace, RTX Corp, Coca-Cola, and Lockheed Martin. After the bell, all eyes will be on Netflix and Texas Instruments 🎬📊 🇯🇵 In Japan, stocks fell after Sanae Takaichi, a supporter of loose fiscal policy, became Prime Minister. The USD/JPY pair jumped more than 0.5%, while gold dropped over 0.7% to around $4,327 per ounce and silver lost more than 1% 🪙📉 💵 In forex, the dollar is strengthening — EUR/USD slid to 1.162. Bitcoin also slipped over 2%, trading near $107,000 compared with almost $111,000 yesterday ₿⬇️ 🏛️ The U.S. government shutdown continues, but optimism remains after comments from the White House that it may end this week. Meanwhile, Fitch Ratings warned that the surge in non-bank lending raises risks for traditional banks, and Bank of America cautioned about potential Fed balance sheet instability in October ⚠️ 🤝 Australia announced a $2 billion investment in U.S.-integrated military systems and will buy Apache helicopters worth $2.68 billion 🚁🇦🇺 📊 Stay tuned and trade the latest market moves with NordFX — your trusted global broker 🌍 👉 Open your account here: https://account.nordfx.com/account/register-personal?id=1187185 🚀 🌅 Morning Market Update | 21 October 2025 was originally published in Coinmonks on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story