BoE decision leads three-day macro calendar

Scheduled events

The highest‑importance item is the Bank of England rate decision and Monetary Policy Report, which is scheduled for Thu Nov 5, 12:00 UTC, per bankofengland; no consensus or previous values are provided. The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey is scheduled for Tue Nov 3, 15:00 UTC, per bls; consensus and previous are not listed. The international trade balance (BEA/Census) is scheduled for Wed Nov 4 (time not confirmed), per fred. Weekly jobless claims are scheduled for Thu Nov 5 (time not confirmed), per fred. Productivity and Costs are scheduled for Thu Nov 5, 13:30 UTC, per bls.

• Tue Nov 3, 15:00 UTC — Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (US) (source)
• Wed Nov 4 (time not confirmed) — International trade balance (BEA/Census) (US) (source)
• Thu Nov 5 (time not confirmed) — Weekly jobless claims (DOL) (US) (source)
• Thu Nov 5, 12:00 UTC — Bank of England rate decision and Monetary Policy Report (GB) (source)
• Thu Nov 5, 13:30 UTC — Productivity and Costs (US) (source)

Where markets stand

All ETF prices are as of Nov 2, 21:00 UTC and moves are from the prior close, per Finnhub. The SPY ETF was $752.10 and fell 0.48% from the prior close. The UUP ETF was $28.96 and fell 0.14% from the prior close. The GLD ETF was $361.65 and rose 1.65% from the prior close. The USO ETF was $156.87 and fell 7.08% from the prior close. US 2-year Treasury yield was 4.56% with a daily change of -5 bp, and US 10-year Treasury yield was 4.94% with a daily change of -4 bp (U.S. Treasury via FRED); the Fed broad trade-weighted dollar index was 121.67 (Federal Reserve Board via FRED).

Recent headlines

European Central Bank published "Boris Vujčić: Integrated, open and resilient: Europe’s strengths in a fragmenting world" (European Central Bank). Reuters reported "US voters in a sour economic mood heading into midterm elections" and "Sectors bracing for a pivot as US midterm elections loom", and CoinDesk ran "Bitcoin traders eye post-election rally as exchange outflows point to supply squeeze".

• Boris Vujčić: Integrated, open and resilient: Europe’s strengths in a fragmenting world — European Central Bank, Nov 2, 09:30 UTC
• US voters in a sour economic mood heading into midterm elections — Reuters, Nov 2, 11:40 UTC (also reported by business-standard.com)
• Bitcoin traders eye post-election rally as exchange outflows point to supply squeeze — CoinDesk, Nov 2, 18:13 UTC
• Sectors bracing for a pivot as US midterm elections loom — Reuters, Nov 2, 17:17 UTC

Sources and data

• European Central Bank (primary source) — Boris Vujčić: Integrated, open and resilient: Europe’s strengths in a fragmenting world
• Reuters (secondary source) — US voters in a sour economic mood heading into midterm elections
• CoinDesk (secondary source) — Bitcoin traders eye post-election rally as exchange outflows point to supply squeeze
• Finnhub (market data) — market data
• U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve Board via FRED (primary source) — Yields and dollar index
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (primary source) — calendar
• U.S. Energy Information Administration via FRED (primary source) — calendar
• Bank of England (primary source) — calendar
• Federal Reserve (primary source) — calendar
• European Central Bank (euro reference rates) (primary source) — calendar

Market data as of Nov 2, 21:00 UTC; report generated Nov 3, 00:40 UTC. All times are UTC. Each table row shows its own timestamp and provider.

This report was produced by the MarketAlleys Research Desk using automated data processing and language tools from the sources listed above, and checked against our automated-content validation rules. It is for information only and is not investment advice.