This live blog is refreshed periodically throughout the day with the latest updates from the market.To find the latest Stock Market Today threads, click here. Happy Tuesday. This is TheStreet's Stock Market Today for Oct. 21, 2025. You can follow the latest updates on the market here in our daily live blog. Update: 10:57 a.m. ET Precious Metals Pull Back After Banner Rally Silver and Gold had a fantastic Monday, but the buck -- or rather, the metal -- is stopping here. This morning, the Gold Continuous C ...

Market Overview - US stock futures declined as China escalated its trade tensions with the US, causing investor anxiety ahead of the earnings season for major Wall Street banks [1][2] - Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell approximately 0.6%, S&P 500 futures dropped 0.9%, and Nasdaq 100 futures decreased over 1.2% [1] Trade Relations - China's recent sanctions on five US-linked units of South Korean shipbuilding firm Hanwha Ocean have restricted Chinese companies from engaging in business with them, intensifying the trade conflict [3] - The retaliatory measures from Beijing have dampened hopes of avoiding a full-scale trade war between the US and China [2] Earnings Season - The third quarter earnings season is set to begin with results from major banks including JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, and Wells Fargo, with analysts anticipating rising profits from these institutions [4] - Wall Street bank stocks have experienced a rally throughout the year, contributing to positive expectations for earnings [4] Economic Reports - The ongoing government shutdown has delayed key economic reports, including the September CPI consumer inflation report, which is now scheduled for release on October 24 [5] - The lack of economic data is expected to place additional emphasis on Federal Reserve Chair Powell's speech at the NABE annual meeting, which may provide insights into the Fed's economic outlook and monetary policy [5][6] Commodity and Cryptocurrency Markets - Critical mineral stocks in Australia surged as US interest in acquiring stakes increased amid rising US-China trade tensions, which may limit access to rare earths from China [6] - The cryptocurrency market experienced significant losses, with Bitcoin dropping nearly 3% to $111,950 and Ether falling 4% to $3,992, resulting in a total market loss of $150 billion due to trade tensions [9][11] - Oil prices also declined, with Brent crude futures falling 2% to $61.93 and US West Texas Intermediate crude dropping 2% to $58.15, reversing earlier gains amid trade uncertainty [9]

The idea that we are going to get that inflation data, does that ease some concerns that people had. I mean, it didn't stop the markets from hitting new highs in all fairness, but does that ease in your mind some concerns that we're going to get that data and the Fed won't be quote unquote flying blind or at least not as blind as we previously thought. Yeah, I think that's true.I think one of the concerns has been that look that the economic backdrop is somewhat difficult to read anyway, even with the data ...

NEW YORK (AP) — As uncertainty deepens amid the U.S. government's first shutdown in almost seven years, the gold frenzy continues to climb to new heights. The going price for New York spot gold hit a record $3,858.45 per troy ounce — the standard for measuring precious metals — as of market close Tuesday, ahead of the shutdown beginning overnight. And futures continued to climb on Wednesday, dancing with the $3,900 mark as of midday trading. Gold sales can rise sharply when anxious investors seek “safe h ...