DESK weekly report · Week 42 · 2026
Yields ease after hot inflation data
US prices rose faster in September
Week 42 brought higher US inflation and producer price readings. Treasury yields still ended the week lower. The euro gained slightly against the dollar, while Bitcoin edged down.
Markets
| Market | Level | Date | 7 days | 52 weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 2-year yield | 4.74 % | 16 Oct | −6 bp | 3.38 – 4.92 |
| US 10-year yield | 5.09 % | 16 Oct | −15 bp | 3.97 – 5.31 |
| EUR/USD | 1.1253 | 16 Oct | +0.4 % | 1.1177 – 1.1974 |
| Bitcoin | 81,673 $ | 16 Oct | −1.1 % | 58,548 – 114,678 |
U.S. Treasury, ECB, mempool.space · Change: latest value against the value seven days earlier
Markets
U.S. Treasury
Markets
U.S. Treasury
Data releases
| Day | Release | Actual | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct | USD · CPI m/m | 0.6% | 0.4% |
| 14 Oct | USD · Core CPI m/m | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| 14 Oct | USD · CPI y/y | 3.7% | 3.4% |
| 15 Oct | USD · PPI m/m | 1.3% | 0.5% |
| 15 Oct | USD · Core PPI m/m | 0.7% | 0.2% |
| 15 Oct | USD · Unemployment Claims | 199K | 197K |
| 15 Oct | USD · Crude Oil Inventories | −8.6M | −3.2M |
Official releases (BLS, BEA, Census, Fed, EIA and others)
Sanctions
New US sanctions target Mexico network
OFAC lists four people and 11 firms
On 13 October the US Treasury announced sanctions on a horse racing enterprise and a wider criminal network linked to Cartel del Noreste. The action added four individuals and 11 companies. Examples are firms in Tamaulipas and Nuevo Leon in construction and related businesses.
The count of OFAC-listed entries tied to Mexico stands at 1,228, up 15 over the week.
Company filing
GoPro flags non-reliance on financials
Form 8-K filed on 16 October
GoPro filed an SEC Form 8-K on 16 October under item 4.02. The item is titled Non-Reliance on Previously Issued Financial Statements or a Related Audit Report or Completed Interim Review.
Such a filing concerns the reliability of earlier reported financial statements.
Deal
Hormel agrees to acquire Brakebush
Agreement filed with the SEC
Hormel filed an SEC Form 8-K on 30 September under item 1.01, Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. According to company announcements and media reports, the agreement is for the acquisition of Brakebush, a chicken company.
Hormel is a US food company in the consumer staples sector.
Next week
| Day | Release | Last | released |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct | USD · Crude Oil Inventories | −8.6M | 15 Oct |
| 22 Oct | USD · Unemployment Claims | 199K | 15 Oct |
Sources
U.S. Department of the Treasury · European Central Bank · mempool.space · BLS, BEA, U.S. Census Bureau, Federal Reserve, EIA (economic calendar) · OFAC (U.S. Treasury) · U.S. Treasury press releases · SEC EDGAR · GDELT Project
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