Top 10 in money, week of 2 November 2026

Ranked by how unusual each weekly change is for that series: its size against the series' own changes over the past 52 weeks. Only series with a new reading this week count, and each item gives the date of its reading. All data is from FRED, the St. Louis Fed's database, and comes from U.S. government sources. This is a record of published numbers, not advice.

1. 10-year breakeven inflation rate: 2.23%, down 0.11 percentage points on the week. The yearly inflation the bond market implies over ten years, from regular and inflation-protected Treasury yields. It was 2.34% on 30 October 2026; this reading is from 6 November 2026. It is the largest week-on-week fall since 1 August 2025. FRED: T10YIE, data from the Federal Reserve.
2. 10-year Treasury yield: 4.84%, down 0.14 percentage points on the week. What the U.S. government pays to borrow for ten years. It was 4.98% on 29 October 2026; this reading is from 5 November 2026. It is the largest week-on-week fall since 16 October 2025. FRED: DGS10, data from the U.S. Treasury.
3. 2-year Treasury yield: 4.46%, down 0.15 percentage points on the week. What the U.S. government pays to borrow for two years. It was 4.61% on 29 October 2026; this reading is from 5 November 2026. It is the largest week-on-week fall since 2 April 2026. FRED: DGS2, data from the U.S. Treasury.
4. Brent crude oil price: $107.03 a barrel, down 13.1% on the week. The spot price of Brent crude, the European oil benchmark. It was $123.10 a barrel on 27 October 2026; this reading is from 3 November 2026. It is the largest week-on-week fall since 16 June 2026. FRED: DCOILBRENTEU, data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
5. 30-year Treasury yield: 5.25%, down 0.07 percentage points on the week. What the U.S. government pays to borrow for thirty years. It was 5.32% on 29 October 2026; this reading is from 5 November 2026. FRED: DGS30, data from the U.S. Treasury.
6. U.S. regular gasoline price: $4.15 a gallon, down 2.7% on the week. The average retail price of a gallon of regular gasoline in the U.S. It was $4.27 a gallon on 26 October 2026; this reading is from 2 November 2026. It is the largest week-on-week fall since 22 June 2026. FRED: GASREGW, data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
7. New unemployment claims: 189,000 claims, down 3.1% on the week. People who filed for unemployment insurance for the first time in the week. It was 195,000 claims on 24 October 2026; this reading is from 31 October 2026. FRED: ICSA, data from the U.S. Department of Labor.
8. WTI crude oil price: $99.64 a barrel, down 3.6% on the week. The spot price of West Texas Intermediate crude, a U.S. oil benchmark. It was $103.37 a barrel on 27 October 2026; this reading is from 3 November 2026. FRED: DCOILWTICO, data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
9. 10-year minus 2-year Treasury yield: 0.35 percentage points, down 0.03 percentage points on the week. The gap between the ten-year and two-year Treasury yields. It was 0.38 percentage points on 30 October 2026; this reading is from 6 November 2026. FRED: T10Y2Y, data from the U.S. Treasury.
10. 3-month Treasury yield: 4.17%, down 0.01 percentage points on the week. What the U.S. government pays to borrow for three months. It was 4.18% on 29 October 2026; this reading is from 5 November 2026. FRED: DGS3MO, data from the U.S. Treasury.

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