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Pre-London: tech misses and a French contraction pull yields lower as Brent firms

October 30, 2026 · 3 min read · Pardip Bansal

Pre-London: tech misses and a French contraction pull yields lower as Brent firms

  • Overnight: US 10y yield 4.93% (-6bp) and 2y 4.59% near seven-week lows; Brent $117.1 (+0.7%); gold below $4,000 (-0.8%); Nikkei -2.4%, Hang Seng +1.7%, KOSPI sidecar; S&P futures -0.3% after Amazon and Intel misses

FO view: Tech misses and a French contraction pull yields lower, while fading Iran deal hopes hold Brent near $117 and the BoJ keeps a hike in play.

Not investment advice.

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