Week Ahead

The Federal Reserve announces its decision on Wednesday at 18:00 UK, the centerpiece of a week in which five G10 central banks set rates within three days and the UK presents its Budget.

The Office for National Statistics publishes UK consumer prices for September on Wednesday at 07:00 UK, with the consensus at 3.4% y/y against 3.1% in August. It is the strongest scheduled test in a week when no G10 central bank sets rates.

US consumer prices for September arrive on Wednesday, October 14, at 13:30 UK time, the only Tier 1 release of the week and the last CPI report before the Federal Reserve meets on October 27–28.

Week Ahead — October 4, 2026 Spot foreign exchange and precious metals reopen Sunday evening after the weekend close, while crypto has traded continuously throughout. The single biggest event of the coming week is Wednesday’s release of the Federal Reserve’s September FOMC meeting minutes, which arrive as markets have sharply repriced the probability of near-term…

Week Ahead — September 27, 2026 Spot foreign exchange and precious metals reopen Sunday evening after the weekend close, while crypto has traded continuously through the weekend with Bitcoin last seen near $84,795 and Ethereum near $2,718. The single biggest event of the coming week is Friday’s US September Employment Situation report, which carries the…

Week Ahead — September 20, 2026 Spot foreign exchange and precious metals reopen Sunday evening after the weekend close, while crypto has traded continuously throughout the weekend. The coming week is data-light but event-rich: the single biggest macro event is Wednesday’s wave of preliminary PMI releases across Germany, the eurozone, the UK, and the US,…

Week Ahead — September 13, 2026 Spot foreign exchange and precious metals reopen Sunday evening after the weekend close, while crypto has traded continuously through the weekend with Bitcoin consolidating near $77,270. The single biggest event of the coming week is Wednesday’s Federal Reserve rate decision — the first FOMC meeting with a live hike…

Week Ahead — September 6, 2026 The trading week is about to begin, and spot foreign exchange and precious metals reopen Sunday evening after the weekend close, while crypto has traded continuously throughout the weekend. The single biggest event of the coming week is Friday’s U.S. Consumer Price Index release for August 2026, which will…

Week Ahead — August 30, 2026 Spot foreign exchange and precious metals markets reopen Sunday evening after the weekend close, while crypto has continued trading through the weekend with Bitcoin consolidating just below $78,250 and the broader digital-asset complex holding firm. The single biggest event of the coming week is Friday’s U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls report…

Week Ahead — August 23, 2026 Spot foreign exchange and precious metals reopen Sunday evening as the weekend close lifts, while crypto has traded continuously throughout — Bitcoin spent the weekend consolidating in the mid-$76,000 to $77,000 range with no dramatic dislocations. The single biggest theme carrying into the new trading week is the post-Jackson…