NOVEMBER 2026 EVENTS
October 30, 2026
NOVEMBER 2026 EVENTS
- OPEC+ Meeting (November 1 at 11:00 GMT)
The OPEC+V7 meeting will be held (Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria and Oman). At October’s meeting the cartel kept production levels unchanged, having already fully unwound voluntary cuts introduced in 2023.
Possible Influence: Volatile Crude oil
- Company Q3 Earnings Season (November 2 - November 30)
In November third quarter financial results from major US companies will continue to be posted. Apple and Palantir will post earnings on November 2 while AMD will report on November 3. Applied Materials will post its earnings on November 12. NVIDIA will release its earnings on November 17.
Possible Influence: Volatile US Stocks
- US ISM Manufacturing PMI (October) (November 2 at 15:00 GMT)
The ISM Manufacturing PMI previous print was 54.5. The number was lower than the expected 54.8.
Possible influence: Volatile US Dollar, Gold, Silver and US Stocks
- US Midterm Elections (November 3)
US Midterm Elections for the House and the Senate will take place with polls closing at 23:00 GMT. In the race between Democrats and Republicans, President Trump’s Republicans appear likely to lose the House and might also lose the Senate. This could put the presidency in conflict with the legislature and create uncertainty. Some results will be known within hours, but others could take days to be confirmed.
Possible influence: Volatile US Dollar, Gold, Silver and US Stocks
- Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Interest Rate Decision (November 3 at 03:30 GMT)
The RBA will meet to decide on interest rates. The current rate is 4.35%. Current expectations are that the RBA could hike rates by 25 basis points to 4.50%.
Possible Influence: Volatile AUD/USD
- Bank of England Meeting (November 5 at 12:00 GMT)
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England will meet to decide on interest rates. The current rate is 3.75% and expectations are that rates will likely be raised to 4.0%.
Possible Influence: Volatile GBP/USD and UK100
- U.S. Unemployment Rate and Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) (October) (November 6 at 13:30 GMT)
Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) printed 29,000 last month, lower than forecasts of 89,000. The previous month (September) saw unemployment rise slightly to 4.2%.
Possible Influence: Volatile US Dollar, Gold, Silver and US Stocks
- US Inflation data (October) (November 10 at 13:30 GMT)
Headline Inflation for September came in at 3.7%: slightly higher than expectations. Core Inflation (excluding food and energy) was 2.6% in September.
Possible Influence: Volatile US Dollar, Gold, Silver and US Stocks
- US Retail Sales (October) (November 17 at 13:30 GMT+1)
Month-over-Month Retail Sales was at 0.8 % in September, higher than the expected 0.3%.
Possible Influence: Volatile US Dollar, Gold, Silver and US Stocks
- Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Meeting, Shenzhen, China (November 18 - November 19)
The APEC Summit is expected to see a three-way meeting between President Trump, President Xi of China and Russian President Putin. APEC mainly focuses on economic cooperation but a trilateral meeting could see trade, security or foreign policy issues such as Ukraine or Iran being discussed
Possible Influence: Volatile US Dollar, Gold, Silver, US Stocks, Platinum and Palladium
- Full OPEC+ Ministerial Meeting (November 29 at 11:00 GMT)
The OPEC+ meeting will be held Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Iran among others will attend. The meeting could discuss supply guidance and discussions about which countries could raise production and by how much.
Possible Influence: Volatile Crude oil
