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A busy week of earnings releases from both the UK and US competes with rate decisions from the Bank of England (BoE), Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Federal Reserve (Fed), plus the monthly job numbers. Recent rallies in risk assets appear to be slowing, and the fate of markets in the near-term may well depend on how these events play out in coming days.

Please see the expected dividend adjustment figures for a number of our major indices for the week commencing 31st October 2022. These are projected dividends and likely to change. IG cannot be held responsible for any changes made.

The oil and bank-heavy FTSE 100 index has stood firm through most of 2022. But windfall taxes and global recession could see the tides turn soon.

Advanced Micro Devices is expected to report its earnings on November 1st after the market closes.

Australia reported 32-year high inflation at 7.3% on Wednesday, beating market expectations and sparking questions over the central bank’s monetary policy shift.

An initial rally in Wall Street eventually fizzled into the close, as a defensive lean was presented with further big tech earnings releases on the calendar.

Persimmon, Vodafone, and Rio Tinto could be three of the best FTSE 100 stocks to buy next month for UK dividend investors.

Financial markets remain volatile. However, despite being considered a risky and high-beta asset, crypto-assets have proven relatively stable lately. In this week’s Crypto Verse, we take a look at the drop in volatility across crypto assets, and the trading range within three major markets are fluctuating within.

Near-term reprieve in the US dollar and broad-based decline in Treasury yields provided some room for US equities to continue with its rally, but after-market sentiments saw some jitters.

The ECB look likely to implement a 75bp rate hike, with traders looking out for clues over where policy and economic data goes from here

The BoJ is set to hold their monetary meeting across 27 – 28 October 2022, with Japan’s authorities’ intervention thus far failing to deter yen weakness.

Investors are approaching the halfway mark in the reporting period, as nearly one-third of the S&P 500’s market capitalization reports in the week ahead. In this week’s Investor Spotlight, we look at what happened last week in Wall Street’s corporate results and the diminishing expectations for earnings.

Shoe Zone, ASOS, and Burberry could be three UK shares to buy next month as the country’s political uncertainty continues.

Around half the total market capitalization of the S&P 500 reports earnings this week, in a range of sectors, including Twitter, Chevron, Alphabet, Meta, Apple and Amazon. UK banks also report figures, providing plenty for investors to watch. In addition, we have rate decisions from the central banks of Canada, the eurozone and Japan. The monthly flash purchasing managers index (PMIs) are also published, plus Q3 GDP from the US and Germany.

Please see the expected dividend adjustment figures for a number of our major indices for the week commencing 24th October 2022. These are projected dividends and likely to change. IG cannot be held responsible for any changes made.

Hong Kong's Hang Seng index hit its lowest level in 13 years this week while Xi's economic blueprint doesn't offer much help to stop the downtrend.

Major US indices have been struggling to hold onto their gains lately as a relentless rise in US Treasury yields continues to keep risk sentiments in check.

Tesla’s third-quarter earnings fell short of the market expectations prompting its stock price to drop more than 5%.

As the EV revolution accelerates and energy security takes political centre stage, one of the UK’s only lithium explorers could be an exceptional opportunity.

The two-day rally in US equities came to a stall overnight, as recent risk sentiments riding on earnings resilience seem to be distracted by the advance in US Treasury yields.

NETFLIX EARNINGS KEY POINTS:
Netflix reported better-than-expected bottom-line results on Tuesday.
Third-quarter EPS stood at $3.10 versus a forecast of $2.12. Revenue came in at $7.93 billion, slightly below expectations of $7.98 billion.

What to expect and how to trade Boeing’s upcoming results from a fundamental and technical perspective.

Major US indices continued to build on recent gains overnight, as downbeat market expectations heading into the earnings season creates a lower hurdle of outperformance.

With the global moderation in economic conditions, all of Microsoft’s business segments are expected to face further slowdown for the upcoming earnings release. But has much been priced for now?