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GRAHAM ACT ORDER · WHITE HOUSE
Graham Act Russia-Iran tariffs and sanctions order
DUTIES WAIVED · OIL CUTOFF 18 OCT
FOMC · FEDERAL RESERVE
October FOMC rate decision
DECISION 28 OCT · 2:00 PM ET
25A312 · WHITE HOUSE
Lisa Cook removal hearing
CLOSED HEARING 5 NOV

The Numbers

Official data, refreshed automatically All data →
Debt
40.39
$ trillions · 15 OCT 2026
10-year yield
5.09
percent · 16 OCT 2026
30-year mortgage
7.40
percent · 15 OCT 2026
CPI inflation
3.7
percent, 12-month change · SEP 2026
Unemployment
4.2
percent · SEP 2026

Coming Up

Deadlines and decisions in the next ten days Full calendar →
SUN 18 OCT Tracker Graham Act Russia-Iran tariffs and sanctions order: DUTIES WAIVED · OIL CUTOFF 18 OCT MON 19 OCT Takes effect Wagner-Peyser Act Employment Service Staffing TUE 20 OCT Comment deadline Regulation Crypto Assets WED 21 OCT Treasury auction 19-Year 10-Month Bond auction · $13B THU 22 OCT Treasury auction 5-Year Note auction · $26B MON 26 OCT Treasury auction 2-Year Note auction MON 26 OCT Takes effect Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Electronic Export Manifest for Rail Cargo

Recent Files

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26-0035 Trade & Tariffs Graham Act order sets a 500% Russia tariff, then waives it in the same text 17 OCT 26-0034 The Fed Bowman’s post-SVB playbook: fewer findings, faster decisions for Fed examiners 17 OCT 26-0033 Regulation Event contracts are swaps, casino bets are not: the CFTC draws its line 17 OCT 26-0032 Regulation Betting on the metric: SEC fast-tracks Cboe binary options on company KPIs 17 OCT 26-0031 Budget & Taxes Foreigners bought $109 billion of Treasury notes in August, and sold bills 17 OCT 26-0030 Trade & Tariffs Dissolving pulp: Commerce sets final duty rates for Brazil and Norway 16 OCT 26-0029 Budget & Taxes Premium tax credit rewrite: full repayment now, Exchange verification by 2028 16 OCT 26-0028 The Fed Discount rate minutes: the Reserve Bank record behind the September hike 16 OCT

The Fed

All The Fed files →
White marble facade of the Federal Reserve's Eccles Building under a blue sky, with a flag atop
26-0034 · Bank Regulation
Bowman’s post-SVB playbook: fewer findings, faster decisions for Fed examiners
17 OCT · Analysis
Front facade of the white marble Eccles Building with an American flag on top under a blue sky
26-0028 · Interest Rates
Discount rate minutes: the Reserve Bank record behind the September hike
16 OCT · Analysis
Stone facade of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York building on a Lower Manhattan street corner
26-0024 · Balance Sheet
The Fed’s balance sheet is growing, and it is turning into bills
15 OCT · Data

Budget & Taxes

All Budget & Taxes files →
Columned facade of the U.S. Treasury Department building with a statue in front
26-0031 · Deficit & Debt
Foreigners bought $109 billion of Treasury notes in August, and sold bills
17 OCT · Data
Black-and-white photo of the colonnaded IRS headquarters building along Constitution Avenue
26-0029 · Tax Law
Premium tax credit rewrite: full repayment now, Exchange verification by 2028
16 OCT · News
Limestone facade of the IRS headquarters building with three tall arched doorways and potted shrubs along the steps
26-0023 · Tax Law
Your 2027 tax brackets are about to move, and by more than last year
15 OCT · Explainer

Trade & Tariffs

All Trade & Tariffs files →
Department of State sign on a green lawn in front of the Harry S. Truman Building
26-0035 · Sanctions
Graham Act order sets a 500% Russia tariff, then waives it in the same text
17 OCT · Analysis
Stone facade and arched entrance of the U.S. Department of Commerce building
26-0030 · Antidumping Duties
Dissolving pulp: Commerce sets final duty rates for Brazil and Norway
16 OCT · News
Glass-fronted Court of International Trade building in Manhattan with a US flag outside
26-0018 · Trade Courts
Forced-labor tariffs face their next test at the trade court
15 OCT · Analysis

Jobs & Prices

All Jobs & Prices files →
Bunches of parsley and green onions on a supermarket shelf with a 99-cent price tag
26-0027 · Inflation
Producer prices jumped 1.3% in September, twice the pace of the CPI
16 OCT · Data
Glass and wood-slatted federal office buildings under a clear blue sky
26-0025 · GDP
Q3 GDP preview: a 3.6% nowcast meets a 29,000-job September
15 OCT · Memo
Blue two-story house with a yellow porch and a for-sale sign in the front yard
26-0021 · Housing Costs
Mortgage rates at 7.40%: the 10-year yield is doing the damage
15 OCT · Analysis

Regulation

All Regulation files →
Casino sportsbook with wall of TV screens and odds boards above rows of seats
26-0033 · Prediction Markets
Event contracts are swaps, casino bets are not: the CFTC draws its line
17 OCT · Analysis
Lamp posts in front of the SEC headquarters glass facade
26-0032 · SEC
Betting on the metric: SEC fast-tracks Cboe binary options on company KPIs
17 OCT · News
Low-angle view of the Bank of America Corporate Center skyscraper surrounded by glass office towers under a blue sky
26-0026 · Bank Regulation
$750 million: Bank of America draws the largest penalty in OCC history
16 OCT · News
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