Oct 21, 2026

• Tech/Dev

  AWS launches Lambda Web Functions

  Announced on Oct 13, it's a new kind of Lambda function that runs a standard Node.js server, making it simpler to build web apps on serverless infrastructure.

  Source: Dev Digest

• Marketing/SEO

  Google's October update isn't official yet

  Forums report erratic Discover traffic and delayed Search Console data, but Google's status dashboard still only lists the September spam update. No core update has been confirmed.

  Source: Search Engine Watch

• Markets

  Ibovespa closes 0.4% shy of its record

  Brazil's benchmark index rose 1.57% on Tuesday (Oct 20) to close at 208,296 points, led by Itaú and Bradesco. The dollar held steady near R$ 5.03.

  Source: The Rio Times

• Economic calendar: Brazil and US

  Brazil: A light day, only FX flows

  Brazil's foreign exchange flow data is out at 2:30 p.m. BRT, a low-impact release. No major data (inflation, GDP, jobs) is due today, and the IPCA-15 inflation preview comes on Friday (Oct 23). WEG reports third-quarter earnings before the open, the first big result of the season on the B3.

  United States: No high-impact data

  Today's US calendar only has weekly crude inventories (EIA), mortgage applications (MBA) and a 20-year bond auction. No inflation, jobs, GDP or rate decision.