CFTC: week ended Oct. 20, COMEX gold speculative net longs fell 2,392 contracts to 108,685; COMEX silver speculative net longs fell 1,988 contracts to 3,746.

Japanese government bond yields fell across the curve on Friday as AI-related equity selling boosted safe-haven demand and US Treasury gains spilled into JGBs. The 10-year JGB yield slid about 9 bps to 2.79%; the 20-year fell 5.5 bps. The move came despite a key Japanese inflation gauge rising above the Bank of Japan’s 2% target this year for the first time, a data point that had supported market bets on a December BOJ rate hike. Market participants said focus shifted to growth risk and AI-driven volatility, temporarily reducing the market’s emphasis on inflation; long-duration bonds attracted demand for diversification and carry.

哥倫比亞政府下令在2026年預算中削減13.8萬億比索的支出。