According to @CNBC, HSBC's third-quarter profit dropped 14% but exceeded market expectations due to stronger revenue and higher net interest income; source: CNBC. The results were reported on Oct 28, 2025; source: CNBC.

According to @CNBC, strong US bank earnings are overshadowing an escalating trade war in the latest Daily Open update dated Oct 16, 2025, framing the dominant risk sentiment for traders. According to IMF research published in 2022, crypto and equity returns became highly correlated after 2020, a linkage traders track when earnings drive risk appetite and can spill over to BTC and ETH intraday flows. According to the BIS 2022 Annual Economic Report, Bitcoin tends to behave like a risk asset during risk-off episodes, making trade-war headlines a key factor in managing BTC and ETH exposure and stop-loss placement.

According to @ReutersBiz, Wall Street ended mixed as investors digested mostly positive quarterly results from big U.S. banks, comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, and an ongoing U.S.-China trade war. Source: Reuters Business reut.rs/42ERaxS. Investors weighed bank results, Powell’s remarks, and trade tensions into the close, resulting in a split finish across key indexes. Source: Reuters Business reut.rs/42ERaxS. Crypto traders track U.S. equity closes and Fed commentary for risk cues, keeping BTC and ETH on watch alongside these macro headlines. Source: Reuters Business reut.rs/42ERaxS.

According to @KobeissiLetter, the S&P 500 extended losses to down 1.5% today as investors reacted to bank earnings and ongoing trade tensions, indicating a broad risk-off tone across equities, source @KobeissiLetter. According to @KobeissiLetter, this earnings- and trade-driven drawdown is a live macro catalyst that cross-asset traders, including crypto participants, commonly monitor for potential volatility spillover during U.S. hours, source @KobeissiLetter.

According to @business, JPMorgan beat analysts’ estimates for third-quarter trading and investment-banking fees, signaling a stronger-than-expected performance in its markets and dealmaking units. Source: Bloomberg (@business), Oct 14, 2025, https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-14/jpmorgan-traders-bankers-crush-estimates-for-third-quarter-haul For traders, the headline can act as a near-term risk sentiment catalyst across U.S. financials and broader risk assets; crypto desks may watch BTC and ETH for cross-market reaction during the U.S. session. Source: Bloomberg (@business), Oct 14, 2025, https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-14/jpmorgan-traders-bankers-crush-estimates-for-third-quarter-haul No additional figures were provided in the post; refer to the Bloomberg article for detailed revenue and fee metrics to calibrate positioning. Source: Bloomberg (@business), Oct 14, 2025, https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-14/jpmorgan-traders-bankers-crush-estimates-for-third-quarter-haul