Finance news on October 25, 2026

1. 0107:23 UTC

   Fed decision, Jio Platforms debut and earnings among key market triggers

   3 outlets · first: timesofindia.indiatimes.com Markets

   Machine summary September industrial production and manufacturing data are due the same day.

   1. According to IANS, October 28 will see Jio Platforms enter the stock market, an occasion the news agency ranks among the year's most closely tracked market happenings.
   2. September industrial production and manufacturing output data are due on October 28, per the reports

   Reported by timesofindia.indiatimes.com, rediff.com and bhaskarlive.in.

   • Jio Platforms

2. 0212:34 UTC

   ICE's $6 billion MarketAxess deal clears U.S. antitrust waiting period

   2 outlets · first: finchannel.com Markets

   Machine summary A $6 billion takeover of MarketAxess by Intercontinental Exchange advanced once the DOJ and FTC gave early termination to the Hart-Scott-Rodino waiting period, taking effect October 21.

   1. Intercontinental Exchange's proposed purchase of MarketAxess is valued at $6 billion, according to the reports.
   2. MarketAxess disclosed in a securities filing that the Hart-Scott-Rodino waiting period received early termination from the DOJ and the FTC, effective October 21.
   3. MarketAxess disclosed the antitrust development in a securities filing dated October 22.
   4. ICE is described as the owner of the New York Stock Exchange, with the deal framed as an expansion in electronic bond trading.

   Reported by finchannel.com and PYMNTS.com.

   • FTC
   • New York Stock Exchange
   • Intercontinental Exchange
   • MarketAxess

3. 0312:32 UTC

   NITI Aayog's Gauba says urban budget outlay up 10-fold since 2014

   2 outlets · first: ommcomnews.com Economy

   Machine summary NITI Aayog member Rajiv Gauba said on Sunday that the budgetary outlay for India's urban sector has grown tenfold since 2014, citing missions including Smart Cities and AMRUT. Citing roughly Rs 3.7 lakh crore put into metro rail and bus systems, he also flagged an Urban Challenge Fund of Rs 1 lakh crore, declared in the 2025-26 Union Budget, plus Rs 5,000 crore apiece for seven city economic regions across five years. Municipal revenues are still low, Gauba said, and he called for better property tax collection along with improved recovery of user charges.

   1. About Rs 3.7 lakh crore has been invested in metro rail and bus systems, according to Gauba's remarks at the 2nd National Urban Conclave in Bhubaneswar
   2. According to Gauba, municipal revenues stay low, and he called for better property tax collection and user-charge recovery, as well as for states to devolve all 18 functions onto urban local bodies, per the 74th Constitutional Amendment.

   Reported by ommcomnews.com and Newkerala.com.

   • NITI Aayog
   • Urban Challenge Fund
   • 74th Constitutional Amendment
   • AMRUT

4. 0421:35 UTC

   TPG RE Finance Trust set to report Q3 with 15.35% dividend yield in focus

   2 outlets · first: Seeking Alpha Earnings

   Machine summary TPG RE Finance Trust (NYSE: TRTX) is scheduled to release third-quarter 2026 results after the close on October 25, 2026, according to a GuruFocus preview. The report cites analyst forecasts of $0.26 in earnings per share, roughly 4.0% above the year-earlier level, on revenue of about $26.42 million. GuruFocus lists a 15.35% dividend yield and a payout ratio of 1.75 and says estimates have been revised downward ahead of the print.

   1. TRTX is scheduled to release Q3 2026 earnings after market close on October 25, 2026, per a GuruFocus preview
   2. Analysts cited by GuruFocus forecast earnings per share of $0.26, about 4.0% higher year over year, on revenue near $26.42 million
   3. According to GuruFocus, TRTX surpassed EPS estimates in just 25% of instances, while revenue expectations have been missed consistently throughout the past two years.
   4. GuruFocus lists a dividend yield of 15.35% and a payout ratio of 1.75, which it says shows payouts exceeding net income
   5. GuruFocus puts TRTX market capitalisation at $482 million and notes no dividend growth over the past three years

   Reported by GuruFocus and Seeking Alpha.

   • GuruFocus
   • TPG
   • TPG RE Finance Trust Inc

5. 0503:58 UTC

   Coverage recordlowyat.net: “PM: Global Investor Plans US$50 Billion Investment In AI, Data Centres In Malaysia”

   2 outlets · first: lowyat.net Economy

   Reports ran from 03:58 UTC on Oct 25 to 04:56 UTC on Oct 26.

   The outlets that reported this event are listed with links to their reports; no summary of ours passed our automated checks for it, which says nothing about the event (how they work).

   Reported by lowyat.net and CNBC.

   • Malaysia

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