Oct 29, 2026: ECB decision and US GDP/PCE headline the next three days

Scheduled events

Personal income and outlays / PCE (BEA) and GDP (BEA) are both scheduled Thu Oct 29 (time not confirmed), according to fred; neither item lists consensus or previous values in the calendar. The ECB monetary policy decision is scheduled Thu Oct 29, 13:15 UTC, according to ecb. Weekly jobless claims (DOL) are scheduled Thu Oct 29 (time not confirmed), according to fred. The Employment Cost Index is scheduled Fri Oct 30, 12:30 UTC, according to bls. These releases are the highest upcoming macro items noted for the next three days.

• Thu Oct 29 (time not confirmed) — GDP (BEA) (US) (source)
• Thu Oct 29 (time not confirmed) — Personal income and outlays / PCE (BEA) (US) (source)
• Thu Oct 29 (time not confirmed) — Weekly jobless claims (DOL) (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 28, 20:00 UTC, from the prior close the SPY ETF price $772.31 rose 0.34%, the UUP ETF price $29.06 fell 0.21%, the GLD ETF price $373.51 rose 0.33% and the USO ETF price $166.57 rose 1.64%. US 2-year Treasury yield was 4.70% (dailyChange +2 bp) and US 10-year Treasury yield was 4.99% (dailyChange -1 bp), both observed Tue Oct 27; the Fed broad trade-weighted dollar index was 121.32 (observationDate Fri Oct 23; stale).

Recent headlines

The Federal Reserve issued an FOMC statement, according to the Federal Reserve. The Bank of England published the Monetary Policy Committee remit, according to the Bank of England; the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced a roundtable, according to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission; and CNBC ran an article on the Fed chairman, according to CNBC.

• Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement — Federal Reserve, Oct 28, 18:00 UTC
• Remit for the Monetary Policy Committee - October 2026 — Bank of England, Oct 28, 14:16 UTC
• CFTC to Host Roundtable on 24/7 Trading — U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Oct 28, 17:00 UTC
• Fed chairman talks tough on inflation — plus, what's behind Micron's big rally — CNBC, Oct 28, 19:17 UTC

Sources and data

• Federal Reserve (primary source) — Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
• Bank of England (primary source) — Remit for the Monetary Policy Committee - October 2026
• U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (primary source) — CFTC to Host Roundtable on 24/7 Trading
• CNBC (secondary source) — Fed chairman talks tough on inflation — plus, what's behind Micron's big rally
• 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
• European Central Bank (euro reference rates) (primary source) — calendar
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (primary source) — calendar

Market data as of Oct 28, 20:00 UTC; report generated Oct 29, 00:40 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.