Forex calendar: FOMC, ECB and US GDP/PCE scheduled

Scheduled events

The FOMC rate decision is scheduled for Wed Oct 28, 18:00 UTC, according to federalreserve. On Thu Oct 29 (time not confirmed) the BEA is scheduled to release Personal income and outlays / PCE, according to fred, and the BEA is scheduled to publish GDP, according to fred. The ECB monetary policy decision is scheduled for Thu Oct 29, 13:15 UTC, according to ecb. Also scheduled are Weekly jobless claims (DOL) on Thu Oct 29 (time not confirmed), according to fred, and the Employment Cost Index on Fri Oct 30, 12:30 UTC, according to bls. All items are scheduled in the coming three days.

• 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)
• Fri Oct 30, 12:30 UTC — Employment Cost Index (US) (source)

Where markets stand

As of Oct 27, 15:00 UTC most major FX prices were reported and their moves are measured from the prior ECB fixing; the UUP ETF price and move are as of Oct 27, 20:00 UTC and measured from the prior close. EUR/USD was 1.1150 and fell 0.34% from the prior ECB fixing; USD/JPY was 157.82 and rose 0.24% from the prior ECB fixing; GBP/USD was 1.3328 and fell 0.15% from the prior ECB fixing; USD/CHF was 0.8286 and rose 0.30% from the prior ECB fixing; AUD/USD was 0.7032 and rose 0.11% from the prior ECB fixing. The UUP ETF was $29.12 and rose 0.38% from the prior close.

Recent headlines

CoinDesk reported three recent stories: "Treasury's Bessent sees crypto as America's next tool for keeping the U.S. dollar on top", "Brazilian companies turned to stablecoins on election day to dodge a currency crash", and "Japan's top yen stablecoin falls short of its target in a disappointing first year". Yahoo published "News of the day: Canadian dollar, Bell sells wireless tower stake, investors ignoring risks, federal budget winners and losers, Meta's new terms and more."

• Treasury's Bessent sees crypto as America's next tool for keeping the U.S. dollar on top — CoinDesk, Oct 27, 20:41 UTC
• Brazilian companies turned to stablecoins on election day to dodge a currency crash — CoinDesk, Oct 27, 16:59 UTC
• Japan's top yen stablecoin falls short of its target in a disappointing first year — CoinDesk, Oct 27, 11:37 UTC
• News of the day: Canadian dollar, Bell sells wireless tower stake, investors ignoring risks, federal budget winners and losers, Meta's new terms and more — Yahoo, Oct 27, 21:28 UTC

Sources and data

• CoinDesk (secondary source) — Treasury's Bessent sees crypto as America's next tool for keeping the U.S. dollar on top
• Yahoo (secondary source) — News of the day: Canadian dollar, Bell sells wireless tower stake, investors ignoring risks, federal budget winners and losers, Meta's new t
• European Central Bank (euro reference rates) (primary source) — market data
• Finnhub (market data) — market data
• U.S. Treasury and Federal Reserve Board via FRED (primary source) — Yields and dollar index
• Federal Reserve (primary source) — calendar
• U.S. Energy Information Administration via FRED (primary source) — calendar
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (primary source) — calendar
• Bank of England (primary source) — calendar

Market data as of Oct 27, 20:00 UTC; report generated Oct 28, 00:20 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.