--- title: "Week ahead: Fed Interest Rate Decision Wednesday, FOMC" description: The week of Monday 26 October 2026 has 36 scheduled US events, 7 high-impact, 11 Treasury auctions. The full read is on Helious, with the market reaction. source: Helious canonical: "https://helious.io/news/week-ahead-2026-w44/week-ahead-fed-interest-rate-decision-wednesday-fomc-press" --- Daily brief 25 Oct 2026, 18:10 UTC # Week ahead: Fed Interest Rate Decision Wednesday, FOMC Press Conference Wednesday US data & auctions, w/c 26 Oct 2026 The week of Monday 26 October 2026 has 36 scheduled US events, 7 high-impact, 11 Treasury auctions. Monday - 15:30 UTC 13-Week Bill Auction · $95B - 15:30 UTC 26-Week Bill Auction · $82B - 17:00 UTC 2-Year Note Auction · $69B Tuesday - 12:15 UTC ADP Employment Change 4-week average - 12:30 UTC Durable Goods Orders ex Transportation (forecast 0.6) - 12:30 UTC Durable Goods Orders (forecast 0.6) - 12:30 UTC Durable Goods Orders ex Defense - 12:30 UTC Nondefense Capital Goods Orders ex Aircraft - 13:00 UTC Housing Price Index (MoM) (forecast 0.1) - 14:00 UTC Consumer Confidence (forecast 80.5) - 14:00 UTC New Home Sales Change (MoM) Wednesday - 15:30 UTC 2-Year FRN Auction · $30B - 15:30 UTC 17-Week Bill Auction - 18:00 UTC Fed Interest Rate Decision (forecast 4.00%) - 18:30 UTC FOMC Press Conference Thursday - 12:30 UTC Advance GDP q/q (forecast 3.2%) - 12:30 UTC Core Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (MoM) (forecast 0.3) - 12:30 UTC Gross Domestic Product Price Index (forecast 3.5%) - 12:30 UTC Initial Jobless Claims (forecast 196K) - 12:30 UTC Personal Income (MoM) (forecast 0.3) - 12:30 UTC Personal Spending (forecast 0.3) - 12:30 UTC Core Personal Consumption Expenditures - Price Index (YoY) (forecast 3.1) - 12:30 UTC Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (QoQ) Friday - 12:30 UTC Employment Cost Index q/q (forecast 0.8%) - 12:30 UTC Employment Cost Index (forecast 0.8) - 13:45 UTC Chicago PMI (forecast 55.9) Every print lands on the desk the second it crosses. The calendar and data hubs carry the full schedule, forecasts and history. Copy link [Follow this live in the terminal →](https://helious.io/)