Next Week’s Menu: October 31 – November 6, 2026
October 30, 2026
Central Banks: Interest rate policies in the U.K., Australia, Sweden, Brazil, Norway, Malaysia, Poland, Armenia and the Czech Republic are scheduled for review. The Bank of England, which unlike its counterparts at the ECB, Bank of Japan, and Federal Reserve has not begun a cycle of increases, is generally expected to undergo a 25-basis point rate hike next week. A quarterly BOE Monetary Policy Report will be published and Governor Bailey will hold a press conference. Federal Reserve officials with planned public appearances in the week include Williams, Barkin and and Hammack. Minutes from the Bank of Japan’s Board meeting of September 17-18 will be published.
Holidays and Events: Japan is closed on November 1 for Culture Day, and some other countries on Monday as well such as France, Italy and Spain will be observing All Saints Day. Canada’s Budget 2026 will be presented in parliament on Thursday. U.S. Midterm elections on Tuesday will have a huge influence on the world as well as in the United States. The U.S. and Canada leave daylight savings time on Sunday by turning back clocks by one hour.
October Purchasing Manager Surveys: Over 65 of them will be reported during the week, covering manufacturing, services, and construction.
Scheduled U.S. Economic Data Releases: Quarterly productivity and unit labor costs. Monthly non-farm payroll employment, jobless rate, average hourly earnings, motor vehicle sales, construction spending, factory orders, JOLTS data of job openings and quits, ADP-compiled estimate of private employment growth, the goods and services trade balance, U. Michigan index of consumer confidence, and the RCM/TIPP optimism index. Weekly jobless insurance claims, mortgage applications, energy inventories and chain store sales.
Euroland Releases: Retail sales and consumer prices.
Members of the Euro Area: German, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese and Cypriot retail sales. German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Latvian and Estonian industrial production. Dutch, Cypriot, Austrian, Estonian and Croatian consumer prices. French and Slovakian trade balances. German industrial orders, Austrian WPI, and Irish unemployment.
Switzerland and Turkey: Retail sales, consumer confidence and consumer prices. Turkish CPI, PPI and trade balance.
Nordic Europe: Norwegian and Danish industrial production. Swedish CPI and Iceland’s trade balance.
Eastern Europe: Czech, Bulgarian and Romanian retail sales. Czech trade balance and industrial production.
Japanese Releases: International reserves, monetary base and average cash earnings.
Other Asia: South Korean, Filipino and Indonesian consumer prices. Retail sales in Hong Kong and Singapore. Indonesian GDP and trade balance. South Korean current account and Hong Kong GDP.
Australia and New Zealand: Australian and New Zealand building permits. Australian trade balance and household consumption. New Zealand employment growth and labor costs.
Canada, Mexico and Brazil: Canadian labor market statistics and IVEY-PMI index. Mexican consumer sentiment. Brazilian trade balance and industrial production.
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