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NVDA$233.95+3.95% wkUSD / share · 2 Oct 2026 closeAAPL$333.69-2.16% wkUSD / share · 2 Oct 2026 closeGOOGL$343.50-0.12% wkUSD / share · 2 Oct 2026 closeMSFT$517.53+0.26% wkUSD / share · 2 Oct 2026 closeAMZN$251.52+0.74% wkUSD / share · 2 Oct 2026 closeTSM$472.78+4.92% wkUSD / share · 2 Oct 2026 closeSPCX$158.96+6.91% wkUSD / share · 2 Oct 2026 closeMETA$728.08-3.14% wkUSD / share · 2 Oct 2026 closeAVGO$355.14+0.66% wkUSD / share · 2 Oct 2026 closeTSLA$370.59-0.41% wkUSD / share · 2 Oct 2026 closeSKHY$195.13+1.86% wkUSD / share · 2 Oct 2026 closeMU$1074.89-0.68% wkUSD / share · 2 Oct 2026 closeBRK/B$502.65-0.56% wkUSD / share · 2 Oct 2026 closeLLY$1142.85-3.43% wkUSD / share · 2 Oct 2026 closeAMD$633.91+0.52% wkUSD / share · 2 Oct 2026 closeJPM$332.38-3.11% wkUSD / share · 2 Oct 2026 closeWMT$104.26-3.45% wkUSD / share · 2 Oct 2026 closeASML$1867.31+7.07% wkUSD / share · 2 Oct 2026 closeXOM$164.01+2.13% wkUSD / share · 2 Oct 2026 closeV$360.66-1.83% wkUSD / share · 2 Oct 2026 closeINTC$119.33-2.98% wkUSD / share · 2 Oct 2026 closeJNJ$256.03-5.60% wkUSD / share · 2 Oct 2026 closeMA$552.26-2.71% wkUSD / share · 2 Oct 2026 closeABBV$262.82-0.58% wkUSD / share · 2 Oct 2026 closePLTR$188.75-0.49% wkUSD / share · 2 Oct 2026 close

Top 25 issuers by reported market capitalization in The Weekly 250. Prices: 2 Oct 2026 close. Changes: versus 2026-09-25; not live.

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THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL WEEKLYSeptember 28–October 4, 2026Vol. 01 · No. 001
THE WORLD AT A GLANCE

World markets

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Financial centers · Natural Earth

S&P 5007,722.72

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EUR / USD 1.12045 Oct 2026 · USD per EUR

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Currency cross-rates show local-currency units per U.S. dollar, calculated from the same ECB euro reference snapshot. The U.S. card leads with a dated S&P500 index close and shows USD per EUR beneath. Pins locate financial centers; currency references are not exchange-specific prices.

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TOPIC NEWS · September 28–October 4, 2026

Non-U.S. Central Banking

ECB collateral changes and new Bank of Japan meeting opinions show why implementation details deserve a place beside headline policy rates.

Non-U.S. Central Banking

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% nominal annual rate

01.883.752.5ECB deposit1.25BoJ call target3.75BoE Bank Rate0SNB policy
Different instruments, not a ranking of policy restraint. Decisions Sep 10, Sep 18, Sep 17 and Sep 24 respectively; BoJ effective Sep 24; ECB effective Sep 16.

Sources: [3] BoJ money-market guideline decision · 2026-09-18; [4] BoE September MPC summary and minutes · 2026-09-17; [5] SNB September monetary-policy assessment · 2026-09-24; [6] ECB September monetary-policy decision · 2026-09-10

Central Banks Adjust the Plumbing as Rates Stay in Focus

ECB collateral changes and new Bank of Japan meeting opinions show why implementation details deserve a place beside headline policy rates.

Written October 5, 2026 · American Business Capital Group of Companies

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Selected policy settings at issue cutoff

% nominal annual rate

01.883.752.5ECB deposit1.25BoJ call target3.75BoE Bank Rate0SNB policy
Different instruments, not a ranking of policy restraint. Decisions Sep 10, Sep 18, Sep 17 and Sep 24 respectively; BoJ effective Sep 24; ECB effective Sep 16.

Sources: [3] BoJ money-market guideline decision · 2026-09-18; [4] BoE September MPC summary and minutes · 2026-09-17; [5] SNB September monetary-policy assessment · 2026-09-24; [6] ECB September monetary-policy decision · 2026-09-10

Collateral Turns a Policy Framework Into Funding Capacity

ECB collateral changes and new Bank of Japan meeting opinions show why implementation details deserve a place beside headline policy rates.

Written October 5, 2026 · American Business Capital Group of Companies

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