The Week Ahead · Market · 2026-10-24

The week ahead (October 26 to 30): Fed interest-rate decision (FOMC), GDP

The week of October 26 to 30: the main events are the Fed's interest-rate decision, GDP and Personal income and spending (PCE inflation), and 245 S&P 500 companies report earnings.

U.S. economic calendar

Day	Time	Release	Last reading
Tue Oct 27	8:30 AM ET	Housing starts	1.2M annual rate (Sep 2026)
Tue Oct 27	10:00 AM ET	New home sales	0.7M annual rate (Aug 2026)
Wed Oct 28	2:00 PM ET	Fed interest-rate decision (FOMC)	rate now 3.9%
Thu Oct 29	8:30 AM ET	Weekly jobless claims	194K
Thu Oct 29	8:30 AM ET	GDP	24,408.0 (Apr 2026)
Thu Oct 29	8:30 AM ET	Personal income and spending (PCE inflation)	+3.4% from a year earlier (Aug 2026)
Fri Oct 30	8:30 AM ET	Weekly jobless claims	194K

Release dates from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED) release calendar and the Federal Reserve's meeting schedule. Times are the agencies' usual release times.

Biggest S&P 500 companies reporting

Day	Company	When
Tue Oct 27	Visa (V)	after the close
Wed Oct 28	Alphabet (GOOGL)	after the close
Wed Oct 28	Alphabet (GOOG)	after the close
Wed Oct 28	Microsoft (MSFT)	after the close
Wed Oct 28	Meta Platforms (META)	after the close
Thu Oct 29	Apple (AAPL)	after the close
Thu Oct 29	Amazon (AMZN)	after the close
Thu Oct 29	Lilly (Eli) (LLY)	before the open
Thu Oct 29	Mastercard (MA)	before the open
Thu Oct 29	Intel (INTC)	after the close
Fri Oct 30	AbbVie (ABBV)	time not set
Fri Oct 30	Chevron (CVX)	before the open

What this means

Inflation and jobs reports move interest-rate expectations most; growth and tech stocks tend to react most to a surprise in either direction.
Torvanta shows each release's last reading rather than forecasts; the size of the change from the last reading is usually what the market reacts to.

How is the model positioned for it?

Subscribers see the model portfolio's sector and rate sensitivity going into the week.

See plans

Economic data and release dates from FRED (Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis) and the Federal Reserve; report dates as announced by the companies. Research only, not investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any security. Rankings change as data changes and can be wrong. Torvanta and its founder may hold positions in securities discussed, and trade only after the information is published to all subscribers. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

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Midweek Movers: where the model's view shifted this week 2026-10-28
Insider & Short-Selling Daily, October 27 2026-10-27
Market brief, October 27: S&P 500 rises 0.6% as chip stocks rally 2026-10-27
Why it moved, October 27: Xylem -14%, Pentair +13%, Boeing -11% 2026-10-27

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