Calendar preview: BoE decision and US jobs headline events for Nov 5

Scheduled events

The Bank of England rate decision and Monetary Policy Report is scheduled Thu Nov 5, 12:00 UTC; this is listed as a high‑importance decision by bankofengland. The US Employment Situation is scheduled Fri Nov 6, 13:30 UTC and is also flagged high importance by bls. Two medium‑importance US releases are due Thu Nov 5: Weekly jobless claims (DOL), with the time not confirmed and listed by fred, and Productivity and Costs at 13:30 UTC, listed by bls. No consensus or previous values were provided in the event listings.

• Thu Nov 5, 12:00 UTC — Bank of England rate decision and Monetary Policy Report (GB) (source)
• Thu Nov 5 (time not confirmed) — Weekly jobless claims (DOL) (US) (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 4, 21:00 UTC, Finnhub showed broad gains in equity ETFs and a sharp drop in volatility; all moves referenced are from the prior close. The SPY ETF was $766.81 (rose 1.65% from the prior close), the QQQ ETF was $691.95 (rose 0.97% from the prior close) and the DIA ETF was $533.11 (rose 3.10% from the prior close). The IWM ETF was $284.02 (rose 1.51%), the EWG ETF was $43.50 (rose 3.42%), the EWU ETF was $48.93 (rose 3.45%), the EWJ ETF was $93.86 (rose 1.37%) and the VIXY ETF was $16.36 (fell 9.71%).

Recent headlines

Cnbc.com published "What Wall Street billionaires are saying about Democrats' midterm sweep." CoinDesk published "Wall Street rethinks AI data center boom as Texas election raises new risks," while nypost.com ran "Dems' midterm sweep could bring crackdown on Wall Street as lefty leaders target data centers, crypto, prediction markets" and themarketherald.com.au ran "Market Open: ASX set for sharp rebound as Wall Street rallies and oil tumbles."

• What Wall Street billionaires are saying about Democrats' midterm sweep — cnbc.com, Nov 4, 23:17 UTC
• Wall Street rethinks AI data center boom as Texas election raises new risks — CoinDesk, Nov 4, 16:08 UTC
• Dems' midterm sweep could bring crackdown on Wall Street as lefty leaders target data centers, crypto, prediction markets — nypost.com, Nov 4, 22:12 UTC
• Market Open: ASX set for sharp rebound as Wall Street rallies and oil tumbles — themarketherald.com.au, Nov 4, 22:11 UTC

Sources and data

• cnbc.com (secondary source) — What Wall Street billionaires are saying about Democrats' midterm sweep
• CoinDesk (secondary source) — Wall Street rethinks AI data center boom as Texas election raises new risks
• nypost.com (secondary source) — Dems' midterm sweep could bring crackdown on Wall Street as lefty leaders target data centers, crypto, prediction markets
• themarketherald.com.au (secondary source) — Market Open: ASX set for sharp rebound as Wall Street rallies and oil tumbles
• Finnhub (market data) — market data
• U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve Board via FRED (primary source) — Yields and dollar index
• Bank of England (primary source) — calendar
• 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 4, 21:00 UTC; report generated Nov 5, 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.