The US stock market week ahead for October 26-30, 2026 is built around one central bank decision, a heavy run of big-tech earnings and the first estimate of third-quarter growth. Here is the calendar, with all times in US Eastern Time. Earnings dates and consensus figures can change before release.
Wall Street enters the week after a mixed finish. On Friday, October 23, the S&P 500 closed at 7,623.68, the Nasdaq Composite at 25,955.34 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average at 52,215.16. Our US stock market weekly review has the full recap, and the October 23 market close report covers Friday in detail.
US stock market week ahead: key events by day
Monday, October 26: Verizon reports earnings. The Treasury auctions $69 billion of 2-year notes.
Tuesday, October 27: Coca-Cola, Boeing, Visa and SoFi report. September durable goods orders (consensus about +1.4%), October consumer confidence (about 80.7) and September new-home sales (about 645,000 annualised) are due. The Treasury sells $70 billion of 5-year notes. The Federal Open Market Committee begins its two-day meeting.
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Wednesday, October 28: The Fed announces its interest-rate decision at 2:00 PM, followed by the Fed Chair’s press conference at 2:30 PM. Markets are widely expecting rates to be left unchanged, but the statement and the press conference are the real focus. Microsoft, Alphabet, ServiceNow and Ford report. The Treasury auctions $30 billion of 2-year floating-rate notes.
Thursday, October 29: At 8:30 AM the advance estimate of Q3 GDP (consensus about +3.0% annualised) and September PCE inflation (core consensus about 3.1% year on year) are released, along with weekly jobless claims. Amazon, Eli Lilly, Mastercard and Roblox report. The Treasury sells $44 billion of 7-year notes. The European Central Bank also announces its policy decision.
Friday, October 30: ExxonMobil, Chevron and AbbVie report before the open. The Q3 Employment Cost Index and October Chicago PMI are due. It is also the last trading day of October, so monthly performance figures are finalised.
Earnings in focus
The biggest results come after the close on Wednesday and Thursday. Consensus diluted EPS estimates, as of October 23, are about $4.71 for Microsoft, $2.94 for Alphabet and $2.01 for Amazon. Investors have been watching how much these companies plan to spend on AI infrastructure, a theme that weighed on Nasdaq stocks last week. Energy results from Exxon and Chevron arrive while oil prices remain elevated.
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Consensus figures are forecasts, not results, and can be revised before each company reports.
What is not on the calendar
The October jobs report, the October ISM manufacturing index and October CPI all fall in November, so none is scheduled for this week. The Bank of England’s next policy decision is on November 5, also outside this window. US daylight saving time ends on Sunday, November 1, which shifts US market hours relative to Indian time from the following week.
For a wider look at India’s markets, see our Indian stock market week ahead.
This article is for education and information only and is not investment advice.
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