WEEK AHEAD: OCTOBER 27 – NOVEMBER 2, 2025 Sunday, Oct. 26 •Geopolitics: Trump begins Asia tour, meeting Malaysia’s PM; later visits Japan and South Korea. Monday, Oct. 27 •Geopolitics: Trump in Japan (Oct. 27–29) for meetings with Emperor Naruhito and PM Takaichi. •US Data: Durable Goods Orders (Sep prelim) – 08:30 ET. •Markets: Beijing’s Financial Street Forum opens; New Horizon Health delists from HKEX; Hong Kong debuts first Solana spot ETF. •Earnings: Keurig Dr Pepper, Welltower, Cadence Design, Whirlpool, Waste Management. Tuesday, Oct. 28 •Central Banks: Fed meeting begins (through Oct. 29). •US Data: Consumer Confidence (Oct) – 10:00 ET. •Events: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang keynote on AI – 12:00 ET. •Earnings: UnitedHealth, Visa, UPS, Regeneron, Royal Caribbean, Mondelez, PayPal, Sherwin-Williams, Novartis, HSBC. Wednesday, Oct. 29 •Fed: FOMC rate decision (14:00 ET); 25bp cut expected. Powell press conference follows. •Asia: BOJ meeting begins; markets watch for rate-hike signals. •Geopolitics: Trump in South Korea for APEC. •US Data: Crude Oil Inventories – 10:30 ET. •Earnings: Microsoft, Alphabet, Meta, Starbucks, CVS, Kraft Heinz, Caterpillar, Verizon, Boeing. Thursday, Oct. 30 •Geopolitics: Trump meets Xi in South Korea; Xi’s state visit (Oct. 30–Nov. 1). •Central Banks: ECB and Bank of Canada rate decisions. •US Data: Q3 GDP (Advance) – 08:30 ET. •Earnings: Apple, Amazon, Eli Lilly, Mastercard, Shell, Merck, Comcast, Hershey, Roblox, Coinbase. Friday, Oct. 31 •Geopolitics: APEC Leaders’ Summit opens in Gyeongju, South Korea. •US Data: PCE Price Index & Consumer Spending (Sep) – 08:30 ET. •Earnings: Exxon Mobil, Chevron, Colgate-Palmolive, AbbVie. Saturday, Nov. 1 •Trade: New US tariffs on Chinese imports (100% on various goods; 25% on heavy trucks). •Geopolitics: APEC concludes; Xi’s visit ends. •Legal: US Supreme Court hears tariff legality case. Other Key Events (Oct. 27 – Nov. 2) •Central Banks: ECB, Bank of Canada decisions. •Global Data: GDP (Eurozone, Mexico, South Korea), Canada monthly data, China PMI, Australia & Eurozone inflation.(*Walter Bloomberg)