November 4-10: America decides

A look ahead at the key events leading the news agenda next week, from the team at Foresight News. Delivered to your inbox on Fridays.

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Leading the Week

Monday (November 4): Last day of campaigning ahead of election; Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania; Donald Trump expected in North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Michigan; Boeing workers vote on proposed deal to end strike

Tuesday (November 5): Election day

Wednesday (November 6): Election result announcements continue

Thursday (November 7): Fed announces interest rate decision; Vladimir Putin speech at Valdai Discussion Club; Viktor Orban hosts EPC leaders’ summit

Friday (November 8): Viktor Orban hosts informal EU leaders’ summit; GRAMMY nominations announced

Sunday (November 10): NASCAR Cup Series Championship

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Also look out for

November 4

China NPC Standing Committee meeting begins

Confirmation hearings begin for new EU Commissioners

SpaceX ISS resupply mission launch

November 5

‘Fat Leonard’ sentenced

Kyrgyzstan hosts Turkic leaders’ summit

November 6

Supreme Court hears Facebook case over Cambridge Analytica scandal

Russia’s Federation Council due to ratify North Korea strategic partnership deal

November 7

Dáil (Irish parliament) expected to be dissolved ahead of election

UNEP releases Adaptation Gap Report

November 8

Czech President Petr Pavel speaks at opening of IISS Prague Defense Summit

November 10

Parliamentary elections in Mauritius

King Charles at Remembrance Sunday service

MTV Europe Music Awards

Key Statistics, reports and results

November 4

UNCTAD Least Developed Countries report

Results from: BioNTech, Fox, New York Times

November 5

International Trade in Goods and Services

OECD report on well-being and resilience

Results from: Audi, Hugo Boss, KFC and Pizza Hut, Emerson Electric

November 6

OECD Agricultural Policy Monitoring and Evaluation 2024

Forbes China Rich List

Brazil interest rate decision

Results from: Novo Nordisk, Credit Agricole, Commerzbank, CVS Caremark, Gilead Sciences, Lyft, BMW, APA Corporation

November 7

UK interest rate decision

Results from: Halliburton, Air France-KLM, Daimler Truck Holding, News Corp, Expedia

November 8

NOAA monthly national climate report

US consumer sentiment index

Moody’s sovereign review of the Israeli economy

Results from: Sony, Paramount, International Airlines Group

November 9

China consumer price index