RBA expected to raise interest rate to 4.85%

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will announce its monetary policy decision on Tuesday and is widely anticipated to raise the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by 25 basis points (bps) to 4.85% from 4.6%.

Gold rises to near $3,950 as traders brace for US midterm election

Gold price (XAU/USD) rises to around $3,950 during the early Asian session on Tuesday. The precious metal rebounds as falling oil prices have tempered inflation worries. Traders will closely monitor US midterm elections later this week.

Australian Dollar tests 0.7000 as RBA hike looms amid risk-off mood

The Australian Dollar began the week on a lower note against the US Dollar, at around 0.7000, as depicted in the AUD/USD daily chart, as investors brace for the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) monetary policy decision following optimistic US economic data.

South Korea Consumer Price Index Growth (MoM) came in at 0.2%, below expectations (0.3%) in October

Yen loses ground to the Dollar despite US-Iran deal hopes

The Dollar fell against the Euro and the Pound on US-Iran diplomacy but not against the Yen, and USD/JPY reached 158.00, its highest since October 29. It dipped to just above 157.50 when the Dollar's slide elsewhere was at its deepest, then climbed to the high. It's trading just under 158.00.

ICE’s Hyperliquid perps deal is the first real test of the CFTC’s onshore perp pathway

ICE and Trade[XYZ] will build a regulated U.S. market for Hyperliquid-based perpetual futures, pending CFTC approval, with ICE taking a minority stake in Trade[XYZ].

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Binance reopens withdrawals Sunday with 90% of stolen crypto replenished

Binance says 90% of the stolen crypto is replenished and withdrawals reopen Sunday, 1 November, with full proof of reserves due 3 November.

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Fed holds rates at 3.75%-4% as two dissents back a hike and bitcoin hovers near $81K

The Fed held rates at 3.75%-4% in a 10-2 vote with Cook and Hammack dissenting for a hike; bitcoin slipped below $80,000 as markets priced a December move.

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Wall Street’s fast money dumped $5.4 billion of Bitcoin ETFs, and it wasn’t a Bitcoin bet

Nine hedge funds and banks cut 68,000 BTC of Bitcoin ETF exposure as the cash-and-carry basis collapsed, Galaxy Research says, while sovereign funds bought.

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Euronext suspends CoinShares’ Zcash ETP on Paris debut day

Euronext Paris suspended CoinShares' Zcash ETP (ZCSH) on its scheduled debut day of 28 October 2026, citing operational settlement requirements.

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