- US ISM Manufacturing PMI (September) (October 1st at 15:00 GMT+1)
The ISM Manufacturing PMI's previous print was 48.7. The number was lower than the expected 49.0.
Possible Influence: Volatile US Dollar, Gold, and US Stocks
- U.S. Unemployment Rate and Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) (September) (October 3rd at 13:30 GMT+1)
The previous month had unemployment at 4.3%. Nonfarm Payrolls for the previous month printed 22,000.
Possible Influence: Volatile US Dollar, Gold, and US Stocks
- Eight OPEC+ countries will meet to set November production levels (October 5th at 11:30 GMT+1)
Eight OPEC+ members (Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, UAE, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria, and Oman) will hold their monthly meeting to discuss and set voluntary production levels from November. According to Reuters, the cartel is expected to add more output.
Possible Influence: Volatile Crude oil
- Company Q2 Earnings Season (October 14 – November 28)
The 3rd Quarter earnings season kicks off in October, with the banks starting off.
Of the major companies, JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Netflix, and Tesla are expected to declare their earnings in October.
Possible Influence: Volatile US Stocks
- US Inflation data (September) (October 15th at 13:30 GMT+1)
Top-line Year on Year CPI for July came in at 2.9%, in line with expectations.
Possible Influence: Volatile US Dollar, Gold, and US Stocks
- Retail Sales in the US for (September) (October 16th at 13:30 GMT+1)
Month-over-Month Retail Sales were at 0.6% in August, which was higher than the 0.4% expected.
Possible Influence: Volatile US Dollar, Gold, and US Stocks
- Bank of Canada Meeting (October 29th at 14:45 GMT+1)
The Bank of Canada will meet to set interest rates. They are currently 2.50% after a rate cut of 25 basis points in September. The bank is expected to keep rates unchanged, although it has signaled that it could cut again in the future.
- US Federal Reserve meeting and press conference (October 29th at 19:00 GMT+1 and 19:30 GMT+1)
The Federal Open Market Committee of the U.S. The Federal Reserve will conclude its 2-day meeting to decide on interest rates. The current rate is 4.25%, after a 25-basis point cut in September. Analysts expect the rate could be cut by 25 bps in October to 4.0%.
Possible Influence: Volatile US Dollar, Gold, and US Stocks
- Bank of Japan Meeting (October 30th at 04:00 GMT+1)
The Bank of Japan will meet to set its interest rates. In September, the bank kept interest rates at 0.50%. Rates are expected to go up before the end of the year, however.
Possible Influence: Volatile Japanese Yen
- European Central Bank Meeting (October 30th at 13:15 GMT+1)
The European Central Bank will meet to discuss interest rates. Rates are currently at 2.15% after a rate cut of 25 basis points in June. It's expected that rates will remain unchanged this month.
Possible Influence: Volatile EUR/USD, GER40
- APEC Summit (October 31st - November 1st)
The APEC (Asia–Pacific Economic Cooperation) event will take place in South Korea and will gather global political and economic leaders (finance ministers, leaders of industry) to discuss business and trade (including energy, AI, etc.), and will be attended by global leaders led by President Trump and President Xi of China who are expected to meet. Other leaders will include the Presidents of Canada, Australia, Mexico, South Korea, and Singapore, among others.
Possible Influence: Gold, US Stocks, and Oil