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Business Surveys
ISM manufacturing PMI beats forecasts at 55.5 in October as production hits highest since 2021
New orders barely moved, raw-material prices rose for a 25th month and purchasing managers’ comments turned more negative for a third month in a row.
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The Big Picture
Two-year Treasury yield fell 11 basis points alongside the AI share selloff
The Federal Reserve held on Wednesday, when long yields rose, and the gap between the ordinary and inflation-protected 10-year yields did not change on the week.
Oct 31, 2026IEF+0.06%
Fed Preview
Fed expected to hold Oct. 28; dissents and Warsh’s December signal in focus
Oct 27, 2026TLT+0.29%
The Big Picture
The 10-year yield fell to 5%, and it was not cooler inflation
Oct 24, 2026TLT+0.29%
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Housing starts fall 5.2%; single-family permits hit lowest since 2023
Oct 20, 2026ITB+4.83%
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UK unemployment falls to 4.7% while vacancies drop
Oct 20, 2026
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Homebuilder confidence falls to 29, the lowest since June 2012
Oct 19, 2026ITB+4.83%
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Canada's inflation below estimates as core measures ease
Oct 19, 2026FXC−0.10%
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China GDP beats forecasts, indicating a structural uptick
Oct 19, 2026
The Big Picture
The 10-year yield fell 15 basis points in a hot inflation week
Oct 17, 2026TLT+0.29%
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U.S. import prices rose 8.1% over the year, the fastest since 2022
Oct 16, 2026
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Industrial production rose 0.7% in September, with utility output up 3.5%
Oct 16, 2026
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US retail sales rose 0.8% in September, mostly on higher gasoline prices
Oct 15, 2026
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Producer prices rose 1.3% in September, the biggest jump since 2022
Oct 15, 2026
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UK GDP grew 0.1% in August, beating forecasts of a fall
Oct 15, 2026
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Australia loses 39,300 jobs, and a November rate hike looks less likely
Oct 15, 2026
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Fed's Daly says more rate hikes are likely, but not in October
Oct 14, 2026
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Fed Beige Book finds price increases spreading as growth narrows to nine districts
Oct 14, 2026
Inflation Report
September core inflation tops the forecast, and an October Fed hike is back in play
Oct 14, 2026IEF+0.06%
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Existing-home sales in the United States rise 1.5% to 3.99 million as mortgage rates climb
Oct 13, 2026
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Japan's wholesale inflation rose less than forecast, and food drove the monthly drop
Oct 13, 2026
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Beth Hammack of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland says a restrictive stance is appropriate
Oct 12, 2026
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Saudi industrial production fell 23.5% in August, before crude shipments rebounded
Oct 11, 2026
The Big Picture
Households' one-year inflation expectations rose to 3.9%, and the 10-year yield fell
Oct 10, 2026TLT+0.29%
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China's passenger-car retail sales fell 24% in September
Oct 10, 2026
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RBI will supply state oil companies' entire daily dollar needs from Monday
Oct 10, 2026
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US consumer sentiment falls as conditions for big purchases plunge
Oct 9, 2026
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Brazil's inflation comes in above expectations and central bank's ceiling
Oct 9, 2026
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Canada loses 68,000 jobs in September, nowhere near the +9,200 gain forecasted
Oct 9, 2026
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China assigns 550 billion yuan of unused local borrowing
Oct 9, 2026
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Japan household spending falls 3.1% for a ninth month; August's rise misses forecasts
Oct 9, 2026
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German exports fall 0.8% in August, missing a forecast rise
Oct 8, 2026
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Most Fed officials backed one more rate increase this year, minutes show
Oct 7, 2026
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Georgieva says a hawkish bias may be right, and economies at war face the biggest growth hit
Oct 7, 2026
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German industrial output rose 2.0% in August, mainly from construction
Oct 7, 2026
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China's foreign currency reserves fell $38.1 billion, more than expected
Oct 7, 2026
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U.S. trade deficit widened to $105.6 billion, more than expected and a drag on growth
Oct 6, 2026
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German factory orders fell 10.6% in August, while orders excluding large contracts fell over three months
Oct 6, 2026
Business Surveys
ISM services prices-paid index rises to 74.0, the highest since July 2022
Oct 5, 2026
The Big Picture
The 10-year yield rose to 5.28% in a week of 29,000 new jobs
Oct 3, 2026TLT+0.29%
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September added 29,000 jobs after the Federal Reserve raised rates on a summer now revised down
Oct 2, 2026TLT+0.29%
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FAO's world food price index rises to 136.0, back to a late-2022 level
Oct 2, 2026DBA−0.33%
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Euro-area inflation rises to 3.8% in September, above forecasts
Oct 2, 2026
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Jefferson says the Fed may need more time on its next rate move
Oct 1, 2026TLT+0.29%
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30-year mortgage rate rises to 7.28%, highest since November 2023
Oct 1, 2026
Business Surveys
ISM manufacturing prices paid climb to 77.9 as the index holds at 54.5
Oct 1, 2026
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Job-cut plans fell in September, and hiring plans for the month were the lowest since 2011
Oct 1, 2026
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UK house prices fell in September as annual growth halved
Oct 1, 2026
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Bank of Japan Tankan hits an eight-year high, and October's rate rise stays open
Oct 1, 2026
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Trump says South Korea will invest up to $200 billion. Seoul says only one project is finalized.
Sep 30, 2026