Week ahead · October 26, 2026
Futures Week Ahead, 26–30 October 2026: Fed rate decision, PCE inflation, GDP
The Fed's rate decision on Wednesday, third-quarter GDP and September's PCE inflation on Thursday, and November natural gas and October gold expiring on Wednesday.
The Fed's two-day meeting ends on Wednesday 28 October, with the statement at 2:00 p.m. ET and the chair's press conference at 2:30: evening in Europe, the early hours of Thursday in Asia. It is not a projections meeting; the next dot plot comes with the December meeting.
On Thursday 29 October at 8:30 a.m. ET the BEA publishes the advance estimate of third-quarter GDP and September's personal income and outlays, which carries the PCE inflation measure.
Wednesday 28 October is also the last trading day for November natural gas (NGX6) and October gold (GCV6).
Europe's clocks went back on Sunday 25 October and the US clocks go back on Sunday 1 November, so for this one week London is four hours ahead of New York instead of five. Just past Friday: October's jobs report on Friday 6 November.
Day by day
Times are New York (ET). For your own clock, pick your country under trading from. Every date links to the agency or exchange that sets it; the full schedule is on the market calendar.
Monday
26 October
Nothing scheduled that moves US futures by itself.
Tuesday
27 October
Nothing scheduled that moves US futures by itself.
Wednesday
28 October
- All dayNatural gas futures expire: November 2026 (NGX6)Expiry · NG
- All dayGold futures expire: October 2026 (GCV6)Expiry · GC
- 10:30 a.m.EIA crude oil inventoriesWeekly report · CL EIA
- 2:00 p.m.Fed rate decisionRelease · ES NQ YM RTY GC · The FOMC statement at 2:00 p.m. ET, the Chair's press conference at 2:30. Federal Reserve
Thursday
29 October
- 8:30 a.m.GDP, Q3 2026, advanceRelease · ES NQ YM RTY · Gross domestic product, the broadest read on the economy. BEA
- 8:30 a.m.PCE inflation, September 2026Release · ES NQ YM RTY GC · Personal Income and Outlays, which carries the Fed's preferred inflation gauge. BEA
- 10:30 a.m.EIA natural gas storageWeekly report · NG EIA
Friday
30 October
Nothing scheduled that moves US futures by itself.
Sources:
- EIA (EIA crude oil inventories)
- Federal Reserve (Fed rate decision)
- BEA (PCE inflation, September 2026)
- EIA (EIA natural gas storage)
Dates read October 26, 2026; agencies occasionally move a release, and their page is the authority.
Sources: EIA (EIA crude oil inventories), Federal Reserve (Fed rate decision), BEA (PCE inflation, September 2026), EIA (EIA natural gas storage). Dates read October 26, 2026; agencies occasionally move a release, and their page is the authority.
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