Calendar preview: Bank of England decision and US jobs headline the next three days

Scheduled events

Two high-importance items sit at the top of the three-day calendar. The Bank of England rate decision and Monetary Policy Report is scheduled Thu Nov 5, 12:00 UTC, and will be released by the Bank of England. The US Employment Situation is scheduled Fri Nov 6, 13:30 UTC and will be released by the BLS. Also scheduled are Productivity and Costs on Thu Nov 5, 13:30 UTC (BLS), weekly jobless claims on Thu Nov 5 (DOL, time not confirmed) and the International trade balance on Wed Nov 4 (BEA/Census, time not confirmed). Consensus and previous values are not provided in the listings.

• 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

As of Nov 3, 21:00 UTC, from the prior close the SPY ETF was $754.35 and rose 0.30% from the prior close, the UUP ETF was $29.01 and rose 0.17% from the prior close, the GLD ETF was $359.26 and fell 0.66% from the prior close, and the USO ETF was $158.17 and rose 0.83% from the prior close. The US 2-year Treasury yield was 4.59% (+3 bp) and the US 10-year Treasury yield was 4.91% (-3 bp). Market prices are from Finnhub; yields are from U.S. Treasury via FRED.

Recent headlines

The Bank of England published an item saying regulators explore credit union reforms to support growth, innovation and better outcomes for members, according to the Bank of England; the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission released a statement on equity perpetual futures, according to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Yahoo ran live election-night market coverage; CNBC published a piece on the top issue to watch on Election Day.

• Regulators explore credit union reforms to support growth, innovation and better outcomes for members — Bank of England, Nov 3, 10:00 UTC
• CFTC Chairman Selig Releases Statement on Equity Perpetual Futures — U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Nov 3, 13:50 UTC
• Stock Market Election Night: Dow Futures, AI Stocks, Elon Musk In Focus; AMD, Arista Lead Earnings Winners (Live) — Yahoo, Nov 3, 23:47 UTC
• Election Day: Here is the No. 1 issue we're watching as a signal for stocks — CNBC, Nov 3, 19:29 UTC

Sources and data

• Bank of England (primary source) — Regulators explore credit union reforms to support growth, innovation and better outcomes for members
• U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (primary source) — CFTC Chairman Selig Releases Statement on Equity Perpetual Futures
• Yahoo (secondary source) — Stock Market Election Night: Dow Futures, AI Stocks, Elon Musk In Focus; AMD, Arista Lead Earnings Winners (Live)
• CNBC (secondary source) — Election Day: Here is the No. 1 issue we're watching as a signal for stocks
• 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
• 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, 00:41 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.