Introducing Surge - Intelligent Book and Execution Optimisation Platform

The week ahead brings fireworks and the U.S. election—what a combination! The result is too close to call.

Welcome to November—what a month this is going to be! With a strong U.S. focus, today we have the NFP number, in a few days the U.S. election results will be known, and on November 7, we have the FOMC meeting.

Happy Halloween! What will spook the markets today? Overnight, the BOJ kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged after uncertainties increased over the economic outlook and the stability of the government following the ruling coalition's worst electoral result since 2009.