Key Economic Data and Events to Watch Today: Thursday, October 8, 2026
① TBD: Samsung Electronics releases preliminary Q3 results
② 07:50 Japan's August Trade Balance
③ 14:00 Germany's August Seasonally Adjusted Trade Balance
④ 19:30 ECB releases minutes of its September monetary policy meeting
⑤ 20:15 Bank of England Governor Bailey speaks
⑥ 20:30 US Initial Jobless Claims for the week ending October 3
⑦ 22:00 US August Wholesale Sales (MoM)
⑧ 22:30 US EIA Natural Gas Storage for the week ending October 2
⑨ 01:40 (Next Day): Fed's Mulsalem speaks