October 27-November 2: Trump-Xi summit, Fed rate decision, and World Series champions crowned

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.

Leading the Week

Monday (October 27): Donald Trump begins Japan visit as part of Asia tour; World Series Game 3.

Tuesday (October 28): Donald Trump continues Japan visit, meeting with new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi; Hearing in California challenge to mass firings of federal workers amid shutdown; World Series Game 4.

Wednesday (October 29): Federal reserve interest rate decision and press conference with Jay Powell; Trump meets South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and addresses APEC CEO Summit; Meta, Microsoft and Alphabet announce results.

Thursday (October 30): Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meet in South Korea as APEC summit begins; Charlie Kirk murder suspect Tyler Robinson in court; Apple and Amazon announce results.

Friday (October 31): Mike Johnson and Kristi Noem among senior Republicans due at RJC Annual Leadership Summit in Las Vegas; Military and House staffers’ pay date amid ongoing government shutdown; Halloween.

Saturday (November 1): Barack Obama attends rallies for Mikie Sherrill in New Jersey and Abigail Spanberger in Virginia; Threatened date for imposition of new US tariffs on Chinese goods and trucks; Main day of APEC summit.

Sunday (November 2): New York City Marathon.

Vladimir Guerrero Jr sits in the Blue Jays dugout — Conor P. Fitzgerald / Shutterstock.com

Also look out for...

October 27

Virginia lawmakers convene for session with redistricting on agenda

Senator Chris Van Hollen speaks at CFR

ASEAN summit continues in Malaysia with East Asia Summit

October 28

Senate committee hearing on politically violent attacks

Trial begins over assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

Jensen Huang speaks at Nvidia GTC in Washington DC

Execution of Florida inmate Norman Mearle Grim Jr

October 29

JD Vance and Erika Kirk speak at Turning Point event at Ole Miss

Bench trial begins in challenge over National Guard deployment to Oregon

90-day pause on US-Mexico tariffs increase ends

Early parliamentary elections in the Netherlands

October 30

Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon speaks at Economic Club of DC

Friedrich Merz and Recep Tayyip Erdogan meet in Ankara

G7 energy ministers meet in Toronto

NFL Week 9

October 31

Deadline for Ohio’s Redistricting Commission to approve bipartisan map

IISS Manama Dialogue opens in Bahrain

November 1

SNAP benefits may be cut off amid shutdown

ACA open enrollment period opens

Manama Dialogue session on 'US Statecraft and Middle East Stability'

Malaysia hosts ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting-Plus (includes US, China and Russia)

November 2

Eight OPEC+ countries hold monthly meeting

NASCAR Cup Series Championship

Daylight Saving Time ends

Key statistics, reports and results

October 28

Consumer Confidence Index

OECD Science, Technology and Innovation Outlook

South Korea Q3 GDP

Results from: UnitedHealth Group, ASM International, Visa, UPS, BNP Paribas, PayPal, Nomura, HSBC, Iberdrola

October 29

UNEP Adaptation Gap Report

Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change

OECD Global Corporate Sustainability Report

Canada interest rate decision

Spain Q3 GDP

Results from: Meta, Microsoft, Alphabet (Google), Boeing, Airbus, Verizon, Starbucks, UBS, Santander, GlaxosmithKline, CVS Caremark, Norwegian sovereign wealth fund, BASF, Adidas, Deutsche Bank, Mercedez-Benz

October 30

Japan and ECB interest rate decisions

EU and Mexico Q3 GDP

Results from: Apple, Amazon, Shell, TotalEnergies, Volkswagen, Comcast, Dow, Mastercard, Samsung, Panasonic, Credit Agricole, ING Group, Standard Chartered, Eli Lilly, Merck, Reddit, Liberty Global

October 31

Forbes Top-Earning Dead Celebrities

Flash euro area inflation

China manufacturing PMI

Hong Kong Q3 GDP

Results from: ExxonMobil, Chevron, Colgate-Palmolive, Audi

October 27-November 2: Trump-Xi summit, Fed rate decision, and World Series champions crowned

Leading the Week

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