Calendar preview: FOMC, PCE and GDP headline the next three days

Scheduled events

The FOMC rate decision is scheduled for Wed Oct 28, 18:00 UTC, according to federalreserve. The ECB monetary policy decision is scheduled for Thu Oct 29, 13:15 UTC, according to ecb. Personal income and outlays / PCE (BEA) is scheduled for Thu Oct 29 (time not confirmed), according to fred. GDP (BEA) is scheduled for Thu Oct 29 (time not confirmed), according to fred. Housing starts and permits (Census) are scheduled for Tue Oct 27 (time not confirmed), according to fred. Weekly jobless claims (DOL) are scheduled for Thu Oct 29 (time not confirmed), according to fred.

• Tue Oct 27 (time not confirmed) — Housing starts and permits (Census) (US) (source)
• Wed Oct 28, 18:00 UTC — FOMC rate decision (US) (source)
• Thu Oct 29 (time not confirmed) — Weekly jobless claims (DOL) (US) (source)
• Thu Oct 29 (time not confirmed) — Personal income and outlays / PCE (BEA) (US) (source)
• Thu Oct 29 (time not confirmed) — GDP (BEA) (US) (source)
• Thu Oct 29, 13:15 UTC — ECB monetary policy decision (EU) (source)

Where markets stand

As of Oct 26, 20:00 UTC, Finnhub shows the SPY ETF was $765.37 and rose 0.71% from the prior close; the QQQ ETF was $712.20 and rose 1.11% from the prior close; the DIA ETF was $522.97 and rose 0.31% from the prior close; the IWM ETF was $276.99 and rose 0.45% from the prior close; the EWG ETF was $41.24 and rose 0.73% from the prior close; the EWU ETF was $47.61 and rose 0.19% from the prior close; the EWJ ETF was $94.28 and rose 0.19% from the prior close; the VIXY ETF was $17.56 and fell 2.01% from the prior close.

Recent headlines

Yahoo reported “Week ahead: Wall Street tests the AI boom as Big Tech reports” and “Meta’s $95B Equity Deal Echoes Alphabet’s Offering. Convertible Stock Could Yield 6%.” Yahoo also published “The bull case for Nvidia as most S&P 500 stocks slide” and “Update: US Equity Futures Rise Pre-Bell as Traders Assess Declining Oil Prices, Await Fed Rate Decision This Week.”

• Week ahead: Wall Street tests the AI boom as Big Tech reports — Yahoo, Oct 26, 14:42 UTC
• Meta’s $95B Equity Deal Echoes Alphabet’s Offering. Convertible Stock Could Yield 6%. — Yahoo, Oct 26, 14:37 UTC
• The bull case for Nvidia as most S&P 500 stocks slide — Yahoo, Oct 26, 13:30 UTC
• Update: US Equity Futures Rise Pre-Bell as Traders Assess Declining Oil Prices, Await Fed Rate Decision This Week — Yahoo, Oct 26, 13:02 UTC

Sources and data

• Yahoo (secondary source) — Week ahead: Wall Street tests the AI boom as Big Tech reports
• 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
• Federal Reserve (primary source) — calendar
• European Central Bank (euro reference rates) (primary source) — calendar
• Bank of England (primary source) — calendar
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (primary source) — calendar

Market data as of Oct 26, 20:00 UTC; report generated Oct 27, 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.