Top 10 in money, week of 26 October 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 minus 2-year Treasury yield: 0.38 percentage points, up 0.07 percentage points on the week. The gap between the ten-year and two-year Treasury yields. It was 0.31 percentage points on 23 October 2026; this reading is from 30 October 2026. FRED: T10Y2Y, data from the U.S. Treasury.
2. 3-month Treasury yield: 4.18%, down 0.04 percentage points on the week. What the U.S. government pays to borrow for three months. It was 4.22% on 22 October 2026; this reading is from 29 October 2026. FRED: DGS3MO, data from the U.S. Treasury.
3. WTI crude oil price: $103.37 a barrel, down 4.2% on the week. The spot price of West Texas Intermediate crude, a U.S. oil benchmark. It was $107.89 a barrel on 20 October 2026; this reading is from 27 October 2026. FRED: DCOILWTICO, data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
4. 2-year Treasury yield: 4.61%, down 0.04 percentage points on the week. What the U.S. government pays to borrow for two years. It was 4.65% on 22 October 2026; this reading is from 29 October 2026. FRED: DGS2, data from the U.S. Treasury.
5. Federal Reserve total assets: $6.75 trillion, down 0.12% on the week. What the Federal Reserve holds, mostly Treasury and mortgage bonds. It was $6.75 trillion on 21 October 2026; this reading is from 28 October 2026. It is the largest week-on-week fall since 26 August 2026. FRED: WALCL, data from the Federal Reserve.
6. Brent crude oil price: $123.10 a barrel, up 6.8% on the week. The spot price of Brent crude, the European oil benchmark. It was $115.22 a barrel on 20 October 2026; this reading is from 27 October 2026. FRED: DCOILBRENTEU, data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
7. Henry Hub natural gas price: $2.76 per million BTU, down 11.0% on the week. The spot price of natural gas at the Henry Hub in Louisiana, the U.S. benchmark. It was $3.10 per million BTU on 20 October 2026; this reading is from 27 October 2026. It is the largest week-on-week fall since 14 July 2026. FRED: DHHNGSP, data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
8. U.S. regular gasoline price: $4.27 a gallon, down 0.35% on the week. The average retail price of a gallon of regular gasoline in the U.S. It was $4.28 a gallon on 19 October 2026; this reading is from 26 October 2026. FRED: GASREGW, data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
9. 30-year Treasury yield: 5.32%, up 0.03 percentage points on the week. What the U.S. government pays to borrow for thirty years. It was 5.29% on 22 October 2026; this reading is from 29 October 2026. FRED: DGS30, data from the U.S. Treasury.
10. New unemployment claims: 194,000 claims, down 0.51% on the week. People who filed for unemployment insurance for the first time in the week. It was 195,000 claims on 17 October 2026; this reading is from 24 October 2026. FRED: ICSA, data from the U.S. Department of Labor.

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