Financial Market Preview - Monday 12-Oct

US equity futures ticked higher, with the S&P 500 advancing about 0.3% following a mostly positive week. Bond markets were subdued — trading in JGBs and Treasuries was absent because of public holidays in Japan and the United States. The dollar strengthened against the yen, the Australian dollar and the Swiss franc, while remaining largely unchanged elsewhere. Crude oil fell about 0.8%, gold eased slightly, and Bitcoin is recovering from a near one‑month low. Geopolitics feeding directly into energy and inflation expectations. President Trump's announcement of Russian diesel supply deal, temporary sanctions relief until April, and claimed Ukraine-Russia energy ceasefire lacks Kremlin confirmation and has drawn Republican and Ukrainian pushback.

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