Central banks
“He joined the Governing Council members for an informal discussion on the state of global trade.”
Official post · not independently verified
Trade
Prime Minister Mark Carney's office said Canada and the UAE signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement after talks lasting "a record 47 days".
Economy
Treasury's daily par yield curve shows the 10-year yield at 4.99% on Tuesday 27 October, down from 5.00% on Monday. The 2-year yield rose to 4.70% (Monday 4.68%) and the 1-year to 4.50% (4.47%).
Economy
The Census Bureau lists its September Advance Economic Indicators Report (International Trade, Retail, & Wholesale) at 08:30 ET, and third-quarter Housing Vacancies and Homeownership at 10:00 ET.
Regulation
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission said it sued Utah to block the state from using state law to shut down CFTC-registered contract markets, after Utah filed civil enforcement actions in state court.
Regulation
The CFTC said it will publish its Commitments of Traders report twice a week instead of once by the end of 2026.
Energy
“The first shipment from the historic Venezuela oil deal arrives TODAY in Corpus Christi, Texas!”
“SECURED MORE THAN 65 BILLION BARRELS”
“will receive ONE MILLION BARRELS of VENEZUELAN OIL”
“NO cost to the American Taxpayer”
Official post · not independently verified
AI
“Artificial Intelligence (AI)”
“a very bad and inaccurate name”
“SI (Super Intelligence)”
“In short order, we will be officially BANNING the term, “AI/Artificial Intelligence,” in all relevant documents, and everything else, due to its inaccuracy.”
Official post · not independently verified
Official posts
“More than 1 million private-sector jobs have been created since Inauguration Day, while the federal workforce has shrunk by 328,000, bringing it to its lowest level since the 1960s.”
“165K+”
“Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics”
Official post · not independently verified
Official posts
Thirty-five posts on the official account between 08:04 ET Tuesday and 01:25 ET Wednesday; none between the previous issue's last post (Mon 23:37 ET) and 08:04 ET Tuesday, and none after 01:25 ET as of about 04:15 ET Wednesday.
Our summary of the post. The account's exact words are at the original.
Official post · not independently verified
Lead story
US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the European Investment Bank gave Airbus "its largest loan ever" this summer, soon after "the EU extended this pause" on US duties on "certain EU imports".
World
The defence ministers of France, Germany, Italy, Poland and the UK said "Russia represents the most acute and long-term threat to Euro-Atlantic security and stability" and that "Europe must assume greater responsibility for its own security."
World
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said Canada and partners "will gather in Luxembourg on November 30, 2026, to sign the Articles of Agreement establishing the DSRB."
World
The Prime Minister's Office said Carney convened First Nations leaders and provincial and territorial premiers, and that the leaders "agreed to develop new revenue-sharing mechanisms, including the potential creation of a new First Nations Sovereign Wealth Fund".
World
The Justice Department announced charges involving 48 non-citizens in Pennsylvania, California, Florida, New York and Nevada "in connection with illegal voting, fraudulent voter registration, and related election crimes."
Central banks
The Federal Reserve's October calendar lists a "Two-day meeting, October 27 - 28" of the Federal Open Market Committee, with "FOMC Meeting" listed at 2:00 p.m. (14:00 ET) on Wednesday 28 October and an FOMC press conference at 14:30 ET.
Economy
Treasury's daily par yield curve shows the 10-year yield at 5.00% on Monday 26 October, the same as Friday and down from 5.15% a week earlier.
Economy
HM Treasury said it will remove import tariffs on more than 100 products, including "baked beans, chocolate and gherkins", which it said also supports "farmers facing higher fertiliser bills and households that rely on kerosene heating oil".
Economy
The Census Bureau lists the advance report on September durable goods orders today at 08:30 ET, and September new home sales and preliminary September steel imports at 10:00 ET.
Economy
The Department for Work and Pensions said it has issued its first Eligibility Verification Notice, requiring banks to share information to check benefit entitlement, such as undeclared savings or long stays abroad.
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