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The Federal Reserve announced "a revised tentative schedule of Federal Open Market Committee meetings in 2027."
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Germany's central bank published its 2026 Financial Stability Review. It said: "The German financial system is resilient, but operating in an environment of geopolitical tension."
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At the Council on Foreign Relations, Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman said: "Today, I am seeing signs that inflation pressures are persisting, while labor market conditions appear to be firming."
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Norway's central bank, in its bi-annual Financial Stability Report, quoted Deputy Governor Pål Longva: "The Norwegian financial system is resilient. Households and firms have ample debt-servicing capacity, and banks are solid. At the same time, the risk of serious events that could weaken financial stability has increased".
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RBA Assistant Governor Sarah Hunter said in a Sydney speech: "So far, there is limited evidence that AI has materially lifted aggregate productivity".
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In an interview published by the ECB, conducted by Yomiuri Shimbun on 4 November, President Christine Lagarde said: "Headline inflation in October was at 4%".
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“Central banks are navigating a difficult environment of higher energy prices, inflation pressures and rapid AI investment. At this year's Camdessus lecture, I stressed the need to preserve price stability and safeguard hard-won policy credibility.”
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In a speech at the International Monetary Fund, Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda said: "Net income earned on foreign investments has thus become the principal source of Japan's current account surplus".
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The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee "voted by a majority of 8–1 to increase Bank Rate by 0.25 percentage points, to 4%." One member voted to raise it to 4.25%.
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The Government of Canada and the Bank of Canada said they "agree to renew the inflation-control target" and that "The inflation target will continue to be 2%, the midpoint of the 1% to 3% inflation-control range."
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Norges Bank's Monetary Policy and Financial Stability Committee "decided to keep the policy rate unchanged at 4.5%" at its meeting on 4 November.
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The Reserve Bank of Australia's board "decided to increase the cash rate target by 25 basis points to 4.85 per cent." Three of nine members voted to keep it "unchanged at 4.60 per cent."
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The Federal Reserve's quarterly survey of banks said standards for business loans to large and middle-market firms "were basically unchanged, while standards tightened for C&I loans to small firms."
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“Simplification should make banking rules more proportionate and easier to understand, not lower capital standards, says Supervisory Board member Pedro Machado. He adds that the biggest hurdle for competitiveness is Europe’s fragmented banking market”
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The ECB said "The Governing Council today decided to keep the three key ECB interest rates unchanged." The deposit facility rate stays at 2.50%.
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The Bank of Japan said "The Bank will encourage the uncollateralized overnight call rate to remain at around 1.25 percent."
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The SNB said "The Swiss National Bank reports a profit of CHF 44.2 billion for the first three quarters of 2026." Foreign currency positions made CHF 43.3 billion and gold holdings a CHF 1.2 billion valuation gain.
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The Bank "increased its target for the overnight rate by 25 basis points to 2.5%, with the Bank Rate at 2.75% and the deposit rate at 2.45%".
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Chair Kevin Warsh said "eight meetings per year is the right number for the FOMC", but "in 2027, one meeting will focus exclusively on broad monetary policy strategy, with neither a vote on the federal funds rate nor a policy statement anticipated."
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The Fed's implementation note said the Board of Governors "voted unanimously to maintain the interest rate paid on reserve balances at 3.90 percent, effective October 29, 2026".
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The Federal Reserve's October calendar lists "FOMC Meeting" at 2:00 p.m. (14:00 ET) today, the second day of a "Two-day meeting, October 27 - 28".
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The Bundesbank said German banks in its Bank Lending Survey tightened credit standards for loans to enterprises in the third quarter, citing higher credit risk.
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“He joined the Governing Council members for an informal discussion on the state of global trade.”
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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.
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The Federal Reserve's calendar lists an FOMC meeting on 27–28 October. The Bank of Canada lists its Interest Rate Announcement and Monetary Policy Report on Wednesday 28 October at 09:45 ET.
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In a COP17 keynote in Yerevan, ECB Executive Board member Frank Elderson said "72% of companies in the euro area depend on at least one ecosystem service".
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The Federal Reserve lists an FOMC meeting on 27–28 October 2026. The Bank of Canada lists its Interest Rate Announcement and Monetary Policy Report on 28 October at 09:45 ET.
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The ECB said median expectations for inflation over the next 12 months "increased, to 3.1% from 3.0%", while expectations three and five years ahead "were unchanged at 2.9% and 2.5% respectively".
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ECB Executive Board member Piero Cipollone said: "In 2027 we will already launch a pilot based on real transactions carried out by the staff of the ECB and the other national central banks."
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The Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority opened parallel consultations to "significantly streamline" the regime.
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