DESK weekly report · Week 44 · 2026
Yields ease, Bitcoin slips
Central banks hold, US growth firm
Week 44 brought lower US Treasury yields, a softer Bitcoin and a busy calendar of central bank decisions. The US advance GDP reading rose, while the Federal Reserve and the ECB left rates unchanged. Filings and sanctions data add three further themes.
Markets
Treasury yields fall over the week
Bitcoin loses most ground
The US 2-year yield ended at 4.56% on 30 October, down 13 bp from 4.69% a week earlier. Most of the drop came in the last two days of the week, after readings between 4.67% and 4.70% earlier. The US 10-year yield closed at 4.94%, down 6 bp from 5.00%.
The US 30-year mortgage rate from Freddie Mac stood at 7.24% on 29 October, against 7.32% on 22 October. EUR/USD finished at 1.1172, down 0.2% on the week, after touching 1.1130 on 29 October.
Bitcoin fell 4.9% to $76,803 on 30 October from $80,739 a week earlier. It had traded near $81,247 on 28 October, so the decline came mainly in the final two days.
| Market | Level | Date | 7 days | 52 weeks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 2-year yield | 4.56 % | 30 Oct | −13 bp | 3.38 – 4.92 |
| US 10-year yield | 4.94 % | 30 Oct | −6 bp | 3.97 – 5.31 |
| US 30-year mortgage rate | 7.24 % | 29 Oct | −8 bp | 5.98 – 7.40 |
| EUR/USD | 1.1172 | 30 Oct | −0.2 % | 1.1130 – 1.1974 |
| Bitcoin | 76,803 $ | 30 Oct | −4.9 % | 58,525 – 110,033 |
U.S. Treasury, Freddie Mac, Primary Mortgage Market Survey®, ECB, mempool.space · Change: latest value against the value seven days earlier
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Freddie Mac, Primary Mortgage Market Survey®
Data releases
Fed and ECB hold, US GDP rises
Canada raises its rate
The Federal Reserve kept the federal funds rate at 3.75–4.00% on 28 October. The ECB left its deposit facility rate at 2.50% on 29 October. The Bank of Canada raised its overnight rate to 2.50% from 2.25%.
US advance GDP came in at 3.4% quarter on quarter, up from 2.2%. Core PCE prices rose 0.3% on the month, unchanged from before. Personal spending rose 0.5% after 0.9%, and personal income rose 0.2% after 0.3%. Weekly unemployment claims were 194K, as in the prior week.
In the euro area, flash GDP growth was 0.4% quarter on quarter, down from 0.6%. The unemployment rate stayed at 6.5%.
| Day | Release | Actual | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct | USD · HPI m/m | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| 28 Oct | CAD · Overnight Rate | 2.50% | 2.25% |
| 28 Oct | USD · Crude Oil Inventories | −1.9M | −3.1M |
| 28 Oct | USD · Federal Funds Rate | 3.75–4.00% | 3.75–4.00% |
| 29 Oct | USD · Advance GDP q/q | 3.4% | 2.2% |
| 29 Oct | USD · Core PCE Price Index m/m | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| 29 Oct | USD · Personal Income m/m | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| 29 Oct | USD · Personal Spending m/m | 0.5% | 0.9% |
| 29 Oct | USD · Unemployment Claims | 194K | 194K |
| 29 Oct | USD · 30-Year Fixed Mortgage Rate | 7.24% | 7.32% |
| 29 Oct | EUR · ECB Deposit Facility Rate | 2.50% | 2.50% |
| 30 Oct | CAD · GDP m/m | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 30 Oct | EUR · Prelim Flash GDP q/q | 0.4% | 0.6% |
| 30 Oct | EUR · Unemployment Rate | 6.5% | 6.5% |
Official releases (BLS, BEA, Census, Fed, EIA and others)
Sanctions
Russia: new US sanctions listings
OFAC list grows by 11 entries
The OFAC list for Russia stood at 5,403 entries on 30 October, 11 more than on 25 October. The EU count was 1,924, unchanged on the week.
On 28 October the US Treasury announced sanctions on facilitators of IT worker fraud linked to North Korea. The action named 10 individuals and 1 company, including one person listed under Russia.
Company filings
Getty Images files bankruptcy items
Getty Images filed an SEC Form 8-K under item 1.03, Bankruptcy or Receivership, on 26 October. A similar filing followed the one on 21 October, alongside item 2.04 on events that accelerate a direct financial obligation.
On 1 October the company had filed item 3.01, a notice of delisting or failure to meet a listing rule.
Deals
EQT files material agreement
Media report Range Resources deal
EQT filed an SEC Form 8-K under item 1.01, Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, on 26 October.
The coverage spans 11 articles from 10 sources over 30 days.
Next week
Next week: jobs data and rate decisions
US payrolls on 6 November
On 3 November, US JOLTS job openings and the Reserve Bank of Australia cash rate decision are due. The last JOLTS reading was 7.1M, and the cash rate stands at 4.60%.
The euro area flash CPI follows on 4 November, with the prior reading at 3.8%. The Bank of England sets its Bank Rate on 5 November, currently 3.75%.
On 6 November the US jobs report is scheduled. The last reading showed 29K payroll growth, a 4.2% unemployment rate and 0.1% hourly earnings growth. Canada also reports employment data that day.
| Day | Release | Last | released |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Nov | USD · JOLTS Job Openings | 7.1M | 29 Sept |
| 3 Nov | AUD · Cash Rate | 4.60% | 29 Sept |
| 4 Nov | EUR · CPI Flash Estimate y/y | 3.8% | 2 Oct |
| 5 Nov | GBP · Official Bank Rate | 3.75% | 17 Sept |
| 6 Nov | USD · Non-Farm Employment Change | 29K | 2 Oct |
| 6 Nov | USD · Unemployment Rate | 4.2% | 2 Oct |
| 6 Nov | USD · Average Hourly Earnings m/m | 0.1% | 2 Oct |
| 6 Nov | CAD · Employment Change | −68.3K | 9 Oct |
| 6 Nov | CAD · Unemployment Rate | 6.5% | 9 Oct |
Sources
U.S. Department of the Treasury · Freddie Mac, Primary Mortgage Market Survey® · 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 · EU sanctions list · SEC EDGAR · GDELT Project
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