BoE rate decision and US employment headline the next three days

Scheduled events

The highest‑importance items are the Bank of England rate decision and Monetary Policy Report, which is scheduled Thu Nov 5, 12:00 UTC, according to bankofengland, and the Employment Situation, which is scheduled Fri Nov 6, 13:30 UTC, according to bls. Also on the calendar are Weekly jobless claims (DOL), scheduled Thu Nov 5 (time not confirmed), and Productivity and Costs, scheduled Thu Nov 5, 13:30 UTC; both are listed with no consensus or previous values, according to fred and bls. The international trade balance (BEA/Census) is scheduled Wed Nov 4 (time not confirmed), according to fred.

• 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)
• Fri Nov 6, 13:30 UTC — Employment Situation (US) (source)

Where markets stand

Going into those events, index ETFs were mixed as of Nov 3, 21:00 UTC, per Finnhub: the SPY ETF was $754.35 (rose 0.30% from the prior close), the QQQ ETF was $685.28 (rose 0.62% from the prior close), the DIA ETF was $517.06 (fell 0.44% from the prior close) and the IWM ETF was $279.79 (rose 0.23% from the prior close). European and Japan proxies were lower: the EWG ETF was $42.06 (fell 0.24%), the EWU ETF was $47.30 (fell 1.52%) and the EWJ ETF was $92.59 (fell 0.27%); the VIXY ETF was $18.12 (fell 1.68%).

Recent headlines

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission released a statement titled "CFTC Chairman Selig Releases Statement on Equity Perpetual Futures," published by U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. CoinDesk published "What happens if North Korea steals Wall Street's tokenized assets next" and "Stablecoin governance group behind OUSD sets out management fee, offers equity earning pool," and Yahoo ran "Stock Market Election Night Live Coverage: Dow Futures, AI Stocks, Elon Musk In Focus; AMD, Arista, Amgen, Astera Move On Earnings."

• CFTC Chairman Selig Releases Statement on Equity Perpetual Futures — U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Nov 3, 13:50 UTC
• What happens if North Korea steals Wall Street's tokenized assets next — CoinDesk, Nov 3, 23:00 UTC
• Stock Market Election Night Live Coverage: Dow Futures, AI Stocks, Elon Musk In Focus; AMD, Arista, Amgen, Astera Move On Earnings — Yahoo, Nov 3, 21:48 UTC
• Stablecoin governance group behind OUSD sets out management fee, offers equity earning pool — CoinDesk, Nov 3, 16:12 UTC

Sources and data

• U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (primary source) — CFTC Chairman Selig Releases Statement on Equity Perpetual Futures
• CoinDesk (secondary source) — What happens if North Korea steals Wall Street's tokenized assets next
• Yahoo (secondary source) — Stock Market Election Night Live Coverage: Dow Futures, AI Stocks, Elon Musk In Focus; AMD, Arista, Amgen, Astera Move On Earnings
• Finnhub (market data) — market data
• U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve Board via FRED (primary source) — Yields and dollar index
• U.S. Energy Information Administration via FRED (primary source) — calendar
• Bank of England (primary source) — calendar
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (primary source) — calendar
• Federal Reserve (primary source) — calendar
• European Central Bank (euro reference rates) (primary source) — calendar

Market data as of Nov 3, 21:00 UTC; report generated Nov 4, 00:31 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.