https://globalmarketnow.org/Global Market Now follows the trading day as it moves from Asia to Europe to the Americas, with plain-English recaps of what moved markets and why.en-ushttps://globalmarketnow.org/news/asia-friday-hong-kong-slides-tokyo-inflation/https://globalmarketnow.org/news/asia-friday-hong-kong-slides-tokyo-inflation/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTHong Kong reopened after National Day to a broad sell-off. Tokyo took profits after a big Thursday, and a hotter-than-expected inflation reading put the Bank of Japan back in focus.https://globalmarketnow.org/news/europe-friday-shares-steady-bund-yields/https://globalmarketnow.org/news/europe-friday-shares-steady-bund-yields/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTThe STOXX 600 edged higher in early trade after its worst day in weeks. German and French borrowing costs sit at levels not seen since 2009 and 2002.https://globalmarketnow.org/news/day-ahead-jobs-report-friday/https://globalmarketnow.org/news/day-ahead-jobs-report-friday/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTThe U.S. September employment report lands at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time. Here is what forecasters expect and why markets care.https://globalmarketnow.org/news/how-the-global-trading-day-works/https://globalmarketnow.org/news/how-the-global-trading-day-works/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTMarkets hand off to one another around the clock. Here is the order they open, when they overlap, and why it matters for prices.https://globalmarketnow.org/news/americas-thursday-wall-street-holds-up/https://globalmarketnow.org/news/americas-thursday-wall-street-holds-up/Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTA chip rally sparked by Micron offset a jump in long-term borrowing costs. Oil climbed above $100 a barrel.