2026年10月22日，巴菲特指數（A股總市值/上年度全年GDP）爲83.79%，刷新2025年11月末以來新低，大週期來看，股市估值迴歸較爲中性水平；滬深300指數股權風險溢價（ERP）爲6.21%，延續8月以來的上升趨勢，刷新2025年6月23日以來新高。與債券相比，股市的性價比進一步上升。

Politico reported Elon Musk donated an additional $76 mln to the America PAC super PAC in the first two weeks of October, taking his election-cycle political contributions above $442 mln. America PAC has spent tens of millions on digital ads, mail and SMS targeting competitive House and Senate races. Politico says Musk is the largest individual donor this cycle; his political giving this year far exceeds the roughly $290 mln he spent earlier in 2024, and no individual has donated this much in modern U.S. political history.

Saudi Arabia issued a warning of a potential threat to Najran.