Basel III Rules Published in Three Quarters of Member Jurisdictions
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision reported on 5 October 2026 that three quarters of its 27 member jurisdictions have now published regulations implementing the full set of Basel III standards, and that almost all member jurisdictions have publicly announced…
Sri Lanka Reaches Staff-Level Deal With IMF on Seventh EFF Review
The International Monetary Fund said its staff and the Sri Lankan authorities have reached a staff-level agreement on economic policies to conclude the Seventh Review of Sri Lanka’s reform program supported by the Extended Fund Facility, according to an end-of-mission…
Bolivia Secures $1.9 Billion 36-Month IMF Extended Fund Facility
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund approved a 36-month arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for Bolivia on October 2, 2026, with access of SDR 1.369 billion, equivalent to 570 percent of quota or about US$1.9 billion,…
Federal Reserve Approves Fleur Capital’s Simmesport Bank Acquisition
The Federal Reserve Board on October 2, 2026, announced its approval of an application by Fleur Capital Corporation to become a bank holding company by acquiring Simmesport State Bank, both of Simmesport, Louisiana. The Board’s order, issued under section 3…
Ontario Bancorporation Enters Written Agreement With Chicago Fed
The Federal Reserve Board announced on October 2, 2026, the execution of a Written Agreement, dated September 24, 2026, between Ontario Bancorporation, Inc., of Ontario, Wisconsin, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. The agreement immediately requires prior regulatory approval…
StoneX Signs Deal to Acquire Colombian Coffee Trader Integra Trading
StoneX Group Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Integra Trading S.A.S., a coffee trader, exporter, and bean processor with extensive capabilities in Colombia, according to the company’s investor-relations announcement dated October 2, 2026. The acquisition will be made…
U.S. Payrolls Rise 29,000 in September With Unemployment at 4.2%
U.S. nonfarm payroll employment rose by 29,000 in September 2026 and the unemployment rate was 4.2 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on October 2, 2026, results the agency characterized as changing little over the month. The September…
Bank of Japan Releases Comprehensive September Tankan Data Set
The Bank of Japan on October 2, 2026 released the Comprehensive Data Set of the September 2026 Tankan, the Short-Term Economic Survey of Enterprises in Japan, publishing statistical tables that run to 244 pages across six Excel workbooks. The central…
IMF Completes Two El Salvador Program Reviews and Clears $138 Million
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund completed the Second and Third Reviews under El Salvador’s Extended Fund Facility arrangement, allowing an immediate disbursement of SDR 101.96 million (about US$138 million), the Fund said in Press Release No. 26/316…
SNB Sets Profit Distributions of Up to CHF 6 Billion Through 2030
The Federal Department of Finance (FDF) and the Swiss National Bank have signed an agreement covering the SNB’s profit distributions for the financial years 2026 to 2030, the central bank announced in an ad hoc announcement dated 1 October 2026.…
Bank of Japan Tankan Shows Large Manufacturer Sentiment at Plus 24
The Bank of Japan’s Research and Statistics Department released the September 2026 Tankan on October 1, 2026, with the survey’s business-conditions diffusion index for large manufacturers rising 2 points from the June survey to plus 24 while the index for…
Bank of Japan Releases Opinions Behind September Rate Hike to 1.25%
The Bank of Japan released the Summary of Opinions from its Monetary Policy Meeting on September 17 and 18, 2026 at 8:50 a.m. Japan Standard Time on Thursday, October 1, 2026, the release time set out in an embargo notice…
U.S. Personal Income Rose 0.2% in August as Spending Increased 0.9%
U.S. personal income increased $66.6 billion (0.2 percent at a monthly rate) in August 2026, according to estimates released September 30, 2026 by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Disposable personal income, defined as personal income less personal current taxes,…
Bank of England FPC Holds CCyB at 2% and Advances Leverage Reforms
The Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee maintained the UK countercyclical capital buffer (CCyB) rate at 2% and agreed to proceed with a package of proposed leverage ratio reforms that the Bank expects to consult on in early 2027, according…
U.S. Job Openings Little Changed at 7.1 Million in August
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on September 29, 2026, that the number of U.S. job openings was little changed at 7.1 million in August 2026, while hires changed little at 5.2 million and total separations were unchanged at…
