{"id":95844,"date":"2026-10-14T08:00:35","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T00:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kgieworld.sg\/research\/?p=95844"},"modified":"2026-10-14T09:07:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T01:07:15","slug":"weekly-securities-newsletter-14-october-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kgieworld.sg\/research\/weekly-securities-newsletter-14-october-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Securities Newsletter: 14 October 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"95844\" class=\"elementor elementor-95844\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-796300cb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"796300cb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2949b35f\" data-id=\"2949b35f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27cf6c8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"27cf6c8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WEEKLY SECURITIES NEWSLETTER<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-676e5e19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"676e5e19\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"top\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Weekly Securities Newsletter: 14 October 2026<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79519aad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"79519aad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-family: Montserrat; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; background: #e8f4ff; padding: 12px 18px; margin-top: 16px;\"><span style=\"color: #15a4ff;\"><a href=\"#mr\">MARKET RECAP<\/a><\/span> \u00a0|\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #15a4ff;\"><a href=\"#wt\">WHAT&#8217;S TRENDING<\/a><\/span> \u00a0|\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #15a4ff;\"><a href=\"#if\">IN FOCUS<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2470cf3a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2470cf3a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"mr\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4241bcf4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4241bcf4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d6f5bca elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1d6f5bca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Market Recap<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fab274e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4fab274e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eb35c3d e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2eb35c3d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4cb945 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b4cb945\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7faf9ce0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7faf9ce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MARKET RECAP 1<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-123effa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"123effa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tech Lifts U.S. Stocks; European Equities Weaken on French Debt Concerns<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c377fbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c377fbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>U.S. equities were relatively strong, led by gains in technology and semiconductors. The S&amp;P 500 and Nasdaq briefly hit record highs, while the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index posted even sharper gains. The rally continued after September&#8217;s nonfarm payrolls slowed, which strengthened expectations that the Fed would hold rates steady in October. In contrast, European equities fell as concerns over France&#8217;s debt risks and political instability weighed on French stocks. In Japan, a rebound in semiconductors and financials pushed the Nikkei briefly back above the 70,000 mark. Hong Kong stocks also weakened as trading volume thinned while mainland Chinese markets were closed for the National Day holiday.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8243a38 e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8243a38\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e62ed4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0e62ed4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20d6b52f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20d6b52f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MARKET RECAP 2<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eafb8a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5eafb8a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">U.S. Treasury Yields Swing Near Highs; Weaker Euro Supports the Dollar<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75aa0526 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75aa0526\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The 10-year Treasury yield fell sharply for a time after the September nonfarm payrolls release. However, the prices paid component of the latest ISM services index rebounded from the previous month and reached its highest level since July 2022. The jump reflects higher transportation and raw material costs, and it suggests inflation pressure may keep spreading to other industries. Treasury yields rebounded as a result and stayed near their highs. With rates swinging at elevated levels, most bond markets saw more declines than gains.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-227fc786 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"227fc786\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52472515 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52472515\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"#top\">^ Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22ea739c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"22ea739c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"wt\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6d6c50 e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e6d6c50\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-394c7515 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"394c7515\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHAT'S TRENDING<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b64ac3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8b64ac3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88e73ee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"88e73ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01aa716 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"01aa716\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WHAT'S TRENDING 1<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09ee950 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09ee950\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Year-End Rate Hike Expectations Persist; Bonds Focus on Locking in Short-to-Mid-Term Yields<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2632116 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2632116\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The U.S. economy remains resilient, but inflation pressure persists. The September ISM services index showed steady domestic demand, while input cost pressure on businesses increased. Meanwhile, geopolitical tensions have driven a sharp rise in U.S. diesel prices. Diesel is a key fuel for trucking, agriculture, and manufacturing, so if prices stay high, they could add further inflation pressure. The Fed is leaning hawkish, and inflation is cooling more slowly than expected, so another rate hike remains possible before year-end.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b7817f2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3b7817f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46e0f942 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"46e0f942\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"#top\">^ Back to Top<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46eb91e2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"46eb91e2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"if\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba10b1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ba10b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77adc379 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77adc379\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">In Focus<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27b31edb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"27b31edb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4de98680 e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4de98680\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInLeft&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39ab8fa e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"39ab8fa\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5eb7fb38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5eb7fb38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">IN FOCUS 1<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c49876d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5c49876d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Pre-Midterm Uncertainty and Rising Yields May Keep U.S. Stocks Volatile with Sector Rotation Near Term<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3520bbe9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3520bbe9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The U.S. midterm elections are less than a month away. According to Polymarket odds, the House race looks fairly clear, with Democrats having over a 90% chance of taking control. The Senate race is less certain, though. The lead has gone back and forth between the two parties this year. Democrats&#8217; odds of winning the Senate have been rising, but with the campaigns entering the final stretch, it remains to be seen whether they will control the Senate as well. Ahead of the vote, the two parties&#8217; different policy priorities point to different potential winning sectors. That uncertainty may keep investors from making big bets on equities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9a4e26 e-con-full animated-slow e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e9a4e26\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe2fb06 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fe2fb06\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-297459c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"297459c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">IN FOCUS 2<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2af91d0c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2af91d0c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">BoJ Stays on Normalization Path; Japanese Bank Stocks Poised to Keep Benefiting<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15f13ca5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15f13ca5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In September, the BoJ raised rates by 25 bp. 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