The Week Ahead (Nov. 2–8, 2026): Midterm Election Day, the October Jobs Report, Apple, AMD and Palantir Earnings, and the Bank of England
The week ahead centers on Tuesday’s U.S. midterm elections, then turns to Friday’s October jobs report. In between come earnings from Apple, Palantir, AMD, Shopify, Uber, Qualcomm and Arm, rate decisions from the Bank of England and four other central banks, the first College Football Playoff rankings and Ethereum’s Devcon 8 in Mumbai. Below is the schedule for Monday, Nov. 2, through Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026, organized by day and then by section. This is a calendar, not a forecast: we list what is scheduled and where to follow it, not how it will turn out.
All times are Eastern (ET) unless noted. U.S. clocks moved back one hour on Nov. 1, so ET is now UTC−5 and London is five hours ahead. Schedules can change, so confirm with the linked primary sources.
Catch up first: Week in Review (Oct. 26–30, 2026) · The Week Ahead (Oct. 26–Nov. 1)
The Week Ahead at a Glance
| Day | Headline scheduled events |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov. 2 | ISM Manufacturing; Fed Senior Loan Officer Survey; Apple, Palantir and Vertex earnings after the close; China NPC Standing Committee session opens; Smart City Expo opens in Barcelona; Monday Night Football: Bears at Seahawks |
| Tue, Nov. 3 | U.S. midterm Election Day; RBA decision (Monday night ET); JOLTS; Shopify, Pfizer, AMD, Arista, Amgen, Super Micro and Duolingo earnings; Devcon 8 opens; first CFP rankings (7 p.m.) |
| Wed, Nov. 4 | Treasury quarterly refunding; ISM Services; trade balance; Riksbank and Brazil Copom decisions; Uber, CVS, Circle, Novo Nordisk, Qualcomm and Arm earnings |
| Thu, Nov. 5 | Bank of England, Norges Bank and Banxico decisions; Q3 productivity; Airbnb, Hertz, Nintendo, Toyota and Sony earnings; AASLD Liver Meeting opens; NFL Thursday Night Football |
| Fri, Nov. 6 | October jobs report (8:30 a.m.); UMich sentiment (preliminary); consumer credit; Enbridge earnings; Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Bowman speaks |
| Sat, Nov. 7 | New Zealand general election; MLS Decision Day; Oregon at Ohio State, Alabama at LSU, Miami at Notre Dame; AHA Scientific Sessions open; WTA Finals begin |
| Sun, Nov. 8 | NFL in Madrid (Bengals at Falcons, 9:30 a.m.); F1 São Paulo Grand Prix (noon); Sunday Night Football: Buccaneers at Bears |
Government, Policy and Central Banks
U.S. Midterm Elections: Tuesday, Nov. 3
- On the ballot: All 435 House seats, 35 Senate seats (33 regular races plus special elections in Florida and Ohio) and 36 governorships (Al Jazeera).
- Current makeup: Republicans hold the Senate 53–47 (the 47 includes two independents who caucus with Democrats) and a narrow House majority (same source).
- Senate races drawing national coverage include Georgia, Michigan (open), New Hampshire (open), Maine and North Carolina (open). Ohio, Alaska, Iowa, Texas and Kansas are also being watched closely (same source).
- Ballot measures: Ballotpedia tracks 145 statewide measures. They include abortion-related measures in Missouri, Nevada, Virginia and Idaho; redistricting measures in Colorado and Maryland plus a Missouri congressional-map referendum; seven voter-ID measures; California’s Prop 40 one-time wealth tax; and tax measures in Colorado and Washington.
- Poll closing times (ET, compiled by a third party): The first polls close at 6 p.m. in parts of Indiana and Kentucky. Georgia, Virginia and South Carolina follow at 7 p.m., North Carolina and Ohio at 7:30, and Pennsylvania, Michigan and Texas (most of the state) at 8. Arizona, Wisconsin and New York close at 9 p.m., California at 11 p.m., and the last polls in Alaska’s Aleutians close at 1 a.m. Wednesday (Rio Times). Check your state election office for official hours.
- Developing: An AP analysis cited by Al Jazeera counted more than 43 million early ballots cast by Oct. 30. Results in close races may not be final on election night.
Congress, Courts and Treasury
- Congress: Neither chamber is in session this week. Both return the week of Nov. 9 (Roll Call). Current government funding runs through Dec. 11, 2026, under the stopgap enacted in September.
- Supreme Court: The November sitting continues with oral arguments Monday through Wednesday, Nov. 2–4. Cases include St. Mary Catholic Parish v. Roy on Tuesday and Guerrero v. Johnson on Wednesday (Supreme Court argument calendar).
- Treasury quarterly refunding: Wednesday, Nov. 4, normally at 8:30 a.m. (U.S. Treasury).
Federal Reserve
- Background: The FOMC held the federal funds target range at 3.75%–4.00% on Oct. 28 (Federal Reserve statement). The next meeting is in December.
- This week (Fed November calendar): Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey, Mon. 2 p.m.; Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman at a University of Mississippi banking symposium, Fri. 12:15 p.m.; G.19 consumer credit, Fri. 3 p.m.
Other Central Banks
| Bank | Decision date | Time (ET) |
|---|---|---|
| Reserve Bank of Australia | Tue, Nov. 3 (Sydney) | About 10:30 p.m. Mon (RBA) |
| Sveriges Riksbank | Wed, Nov. 4 | Early morning (Riksbank) |
| Banco Central do Brasil (Copom) | Wed, Nov. 4 | Evening (third-party calendar) |
| Bank of England | Thu, Nov. 5 | 7:00 a.m., with the Monetary Policy Report (BoE) |
| Norges Bank | Thu, Nov. 5 | 4:00 a.m. (Norges Bank) |
| Banco de México | Thu, Nov. 5 | Typically 2:00 p.m. (third-party calendar) |
Economic Data
| Day | Time | Release |
|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov. 2 | 10:00 a.m. | ISM Manufacturing PMI (Oct.); construction spending (Sept.) |
| Tue, Nov. 3 | 10:00 a.m. | JOLTS job openings (Sept.); factory orders (Sept.) |
| Wed, Nov. 4 | 8:30 a.m. / 10:00 a.m. | Trade balance (Sept.); ISM Services PMI (Oct.); ADP private payrolls (third-party calendar) |
| Thu, Nov. 5 | 8:30 a.m. | Productivity and costs, Q3 preliminary; weekly jobless claims |
| Fri, Nov. 6 | 8:30 a.m. | Employment Situation (October) |
| Fri, Nov. 6 | 10:00 a.m. / 3:00 p.m. | University of Michigan sentiment, preliminary Nov. (third-party calendar); consumer credit (Sept.) |
Sources: BLS release schedule, Census economic indicator calendar, ISM report calendar.
Earnings Calendar
Dates below come from company announcements unless they are marked “expected,” which means they come from third-party earnings calendars. AMC means after the market close; BMO means before the market opens. For more company-level coverage, see our Amazon Q3 earnings report and last week’s stock market outlook.
- Monday, Nov. 2:
- Apple (AAPL), fiscal Q4, AMC with a 5:00 p.m. call (MacTrast)
- Palantir (PLTR), AMC with a 5:00 p.m. webcast (company release)
- Vertex (VRTX), AMC (Vertex IR)
- Marriott (MAR), BMO, expected
- Tuesday, Nov. 3:
- Shopify (SHOP), BMO (company release)
- Pfizer (PFE), morning with a 10:00 a.m. call (Pfizer)
- Apollo (APO), BMO (Apollo IR)
- AMD (AMD), AMC with a 5:00 p.m. call (AMD IR)
- Arista (ANET), AMC (Arista)
- Amgen (AMGN), AMC (company release)
- Super Micro (SMCI), with a 5:00 p.m. call (Supermicro IR)
- Duolingo (DUOL), AMC (company release)
- Coupang (CPNG) (company release)
- Suncor (SU), AMC (BOE Report)
- Booking Holdings and Block, AMC, both expected
- Wednesday, Nov. 4:
- Uber (UBER), BMO (company release)
- CVS Health (CVS), BMO (CVS IR)
- Circle (CRCL), with an 8:00 a.m. webcast (Circle)
- Novo Nordisk (NVO), nine-month results (company financial calendar)
- Qualcomm (QCOM), AMC with a 4:45 p.m. call (company release)
- Arm (ARM), AMC (Arm newsroom)
- Manulife (MFC), AMC (company release)
- CDW (company release)
- McDonald’s, AppLovin, Datadog and MercadoLibre, all expected
- Thursday, Nov. 5:
- Airbnb (ABNB), AMC (company release)
- Hertz (HTZ) (Hertz)
- Nintendo, six-month results released in Tokyo (Nintendo IR)
- Toyota and Sony, expected
- Cloudflare, Atlassian, ConocoPhillips, Cigna and TC Energy, all expected
- Friday, Nov. 6: Enbridge (ENB), BMO with a 9:00 a.m. webcast (Enbridge). Berkshire Hathaway has not announced a date; aggregators list Nov. 6 or Nov. 7.
A third-party listing of the whole week is available from Stocktitan.
Technology and Crypto
- Smart City Expo World Congress: Nov. 2–5, Barcelona (Nordic Edge).
- Devcon 8 (Ethereum): Nov. 3–6 at Jio World Centre, Mumbai (Ethereum Foundation).
- Hong Kong FinTech Week: Nov. 2–6. Blockchain Summit Latam: Nov. 4–6, Bogotá. Both dates are from third-party event calendars.
- Token distribution: Hyperliquid Labs has scheduled a team HYPE token distribution for Nov. 6, according to Bloomingbit.
- Crypto-linked earnings: Circle reports on Nov. 4. Coinbase and Strategy reported on Oct. 29.
- Coming up next week, Nov. 9 onward: Web Summit Lisbon (Nov. 9–12), COP31 in Antalya (Nov. 9–20) and Microsoft Ignite (Nov. 17–20). Grand Theft Auto VI remains listed for release on Nov. 19 (Xbox store).
Health and FDA
- FDA: We found no PDUFA target dates and no FDA advisory committee meetings scheduled for Nov. 2–8. Agios’s target date for mitapivat in sickle cell disease fell on Sunday, Nov. 1 (company filing), so an announcement could come early in the week. The next advisory committee meeting listed is Nov. 19 (FDA).
- Medical meetings:
- ACA open enrollment: Enrollment on HealthCare.gov opened Nov. 1 and runs to Jan. 15, 2027. To have coverage start Jan. 1, enroll by Dec. 15 (healthinsurance.org). State-run exchanges may set different deadlines.
- CDC ACIP: No meeting is scheduled. The CDC page lists the next meeting for Feb. 24–26, 2027 (CDC).
World Events
- China: The NPC Standing Committee holds its 25th session Nov. 2–6 (NPC Observer). October trade data usually comes out around the 7th to the 9th; the exact date is unconfirmed.
- New Zealand: The general election is Saturday, Nov. 7 (Electoral Commission).
- OPEC+: The group’s core members met online Nov. 1. Reuters-sourced reports said they had agreed in principle to keep December output targets unchanged; a final statement had not been confirmed when this was written (OPEC).
Sports
NFL
- Mon, Nov. 2 (Week 8): Bears at Seahawks, 8:15 p.m., ESPN
- Thu, Nov. 5: Jaguars at Ravens, 8:15 p.m., Prime Video
- Sun, Nov. 8:
- Bengals vs. Falcons in Madrid, 9:30 a.m., NFL Network
- 1 p.m. games include Cowboys at Colts, Giants at Eagles and Lions at Dolphins
- Afternoon games include Texans at Chargers, Packers at Patriots and Raiders at 49ers
- Sunday Night Football: Buccaneers at Bears, 8:20 p.m., NBC
Source: NFL.com Week 9 schedule
College Football and Basketball
- First College Football Playoff rankings: Tue, Nov. 3, 7–8 p.m., ESPN (FBSchedules).
- Sat, Nov. 7: Texas at Missouri and BYU at Utah (noon); Oregon at Ohio State (3:30 p.m., CBS); Alabama at LSU (3:30 p.m., ABC); Georgia at Ole Miss (7:30 p.m., ABC); Miami at Notre Dame (7:30 p.m., NBC/Peacock). Nebraska at Illinois kicks off Friday at 8 p.m. on FOX. Times are subject to change (FBSchedules).
- Men’s college basketball: The season opened Nov. 1, and Monday brings a full opening-day slate (NCAA.com).
More Fixtures
- NBA: NBA Cup group play continues. Nuggets vs. Pacers in Mexico City is Saturday at 5 p.m. (Sports Media Watch).
- MLS Decision Day: Sat, Nov. 7, the final regular-season matchday. Eastern Conference games start at 4 p.m. and Western Conference games at 7 p.m. (MLS).
- Formula 1 São Paulo Grand Prix: Qualifying is Sat at 1 p.m.; the race is Sun at noon (Formula1.com).
- WTA Finals: Begin Nov. 7 in Riyadh (third-party listing).
- UFC Fight Night: Sat, Nov. 7, Las Vegas (UFC calendar).
- Last week’s champions: The Milwaukee Brewers won the World Series, and the Golden State Valkyries won WNBA Finals Game 7 on Oct. 31 (Valkyries).
What’s Confirmed vs. What to Monitor
- Confirmed by primary sources:
- Fed calendar items (Federal Reserve)
- BLS and Census release dates
- ISM release dates
- Treasury refunding date
- Bank of England, Norges Bank, Riksbank and RBA meeting dates
- Supreme Court argument calendar
- Earnings dates linked to company releases
- Devcon dates (Ethereum Foundation)
- NFL schedule
- From third-party calendars and subject to change:
- Earnings marked “expected”
- Poll-closing compilations
- Banxico and Copom times
- Crypto event dates
- College football kickoff times
- WTA Finals dates
- Developing:
- Midterm results and any recounts or legal challenges
- The final OPEC+ statement
- Any FDA announcement on Agios’s mitapivat
- Berkshire Hathaway’s earnings date
This article is a schedule of events. It does not predict outcomes or recommend any investment.
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