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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…
NYSE Suspends ESS Tech Stock Trading and Starts Delisting Proceedings
The New York Stock Exchange announced on October 2, 2026 that staff of NYSE Regulation had determined to commence proceedings to delist the common stock of ESS Tech, Inc. from the NYSE and that trading in the shares would be…
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…
CME Group Sets September and Third-Quarter Volume Records
CME Group said its average daily volume (ADV) reached a record 31.8 million contracts in September 2026, up 22% year-over-year, and a record 29.4 million contracts for the third quarter, up 16% year-over-year. The derivatives marketplace reported the records on…
Moderna Joins Nasdaq-100 Index Replacing Warner Bros. Discovery
Nasdaq announced on October 1, 2026 that Moderna, Inc. will become a component of the Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX), replacing Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc. prior to market open on Friday, October 9, 2026. The announcement directed market participants to indexes.nasdaq.com for…
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…
Vylor Replaces Corteva in S&P 500 After Completed Spin-Off
S&P Dow Jones Indices announced on October 1, 2026 that Vylor Inc. was added to the S&P 500 that day, replacing Corteva Inc after Corteva completed the spin-off of Vylor, and it set eleven further additions and deletions across the…
Pentair Closes $1.4 Billion Taco Group Holdings Acquisition
Pentair plc said on October 1, 2026 that it has completed its acquisition of Taco Group Holdings for $1.4 billion, subject to customary adjustments. Taco is described in the announcement as a leader in hydronic and water-based solutions. Pentair said…
Thomson Reuters Closes KKR Print Venture as Westbridge Print Debuts
Thomson Reuters has closed the sale of a majority stake in its Global Print business to capital accounts advised by KKR, according to the company’s closing announcement dated October 1, 2026. The transaction completes a joint venture the companies first…
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.…
Charles Schwab to Dual List Common Stock on Texas Stock Exchange
The Charles Schwab Corporation announced on October 1, 2026, that it will begin dual listing its common stock on the Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE), with trading on the venue set to commence at market open on October 7, 2026, under…
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…
Cboe Plans KPI Binary Options With Robinhood as First Retail Broker
Cboe Global Markets announced on September 30, 2026, that it plans to launch a new category of binary options contracts tied to company-specific key performance indicators, with an initial rollout expected in October 2026, subject to regulatory approval. Robinhood will…
