• S&P 500 earnings growth is tracking at 31.1%, exceeding preseason expectations of 24.5%, despite disappointing results from several mega-cap technology companies.
• Ten-year Treasury yields fell below 5% from an October high of 5.36%, helping small-cap stocks recover from correction territory.
• US small caps led major market segments year to date; emerging markets fell more than 8% in October.
• WTI crude closed October just above $104 a barrel, intensifying inflation pressures as the Iran conflict weighed on the earnings outlook.
• The Fed paused rate increases despite persistent inflation; two policymakers dissented in favor of a hike, while futures still priced a December increase.

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