October consumer confidence comes in at 94.6

Group 1 - The October consumer confidence index from the Conference Board is reported at 94.6, which is an improvement from the previous month's revised figure of 95.6, marking the best level since August [1][2] - The present situation index is at 129.3, significantly better than the expected 125.4, and has been upgraded from a previous reading of 127.5, also the highest since August [2] - The expectations index has decreased to 71.5 from last month's 73.4, marking the weakest level since June when it was just under 70 [2] Group 2 - The Richmond Fed's manufacturing index for October is reported at -4, which is less negative than expected, while the services index comes in at -1, the strongest read since August [2][3] - The market is observing a consistent trend with the 10-year note potentially closing between 3.95% and 4.03% for the 13th consecutive session [3]