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Federal Reserve BoardFederal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement action with Allegiant United Holdings, LLC, Nano Financial Holdings, Inc., and Nano BancFederal Reserve BoardFederal Reserve Board announces approval of application by The Bank of Nova ScotiaFederal Reserve BoardFederal Reserve issues FOMC statementBLS · Consumer Price IndexCPI for all items increases 0.6% in September; gasoline risesBLS · Employment SituationBoth payroll employment (+29,000) and unemployment rate (4.2%) change little in SeptemberBLS · Consumer Price IndexCPI for all items increases 0.4% in August; gasoline risesBLS · Employment SituationPayroll employment increases by 162,000 in August; unemployment rate unchanged at 4.1%BLS · Consumer Price IndexCPI for all items increases 0.1% in July; shelter risesBLS · Employment SituationBoth payroll employment (-23,000) and unemployment rate (4.1%) change little in July
Presidential election2028The race for the White House
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Midterms 2026Senate 2026: Democratic caucus 54, Republicans 44, 2 not calledMidterms 2026House 2026: Democrats 242, Republicans 151, 42 not calledMidterms 2026Governors 2026: Democrats 28, Republicans 20, 2 not calledElectionsUSAHypothetical 2028 matchup: Newsom 43.6%, Vance 40.2% · Nov 5, 2026National Archives538 electoral votes · 270 needed to win
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All the numbers →Unemployment4.2%−0.2 pts vs. a year agoof the labor force · September 2026Inflation3.7%+0.7 pts vs. a year agoCPI, past 12 months · September 2026Gas$4.48+34% vs. a year agoregular, per gallon · September 2026Eggs$2.27−35% vs. a year agoGrade A large, per dozen · September 2026Mortgage rates7.18%+0.95 pts vs. a year ago30-year fixed · November 2026National debt$40.5 trillion+5.6% vs. a year agototal public debt · November 2026
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AI illustrationFederal Reserve Board announces approval of application by The Bank of Nova Scotia
AI illustrationFederal Reserve issues FOMC statement
AI illustrationCPI for all items increases 0.6% in September; gasoline rises
AI illustrationBoth payroll employment (+29,000) and unemployment rate (4.2%) change little in September
AI illustrationCPI for all items increases 0.4% in August; gasoline rises
AI illustrationPayroll employment increases by 162,000 in August; unemployment rate unchanged at 4.1%
AI illustrationCPI for all items increases 0.1% in July; shelter rises
AI illustrationBoth payroll employment (-23,000) and unemployment rate (4.1%) change little in July
2026 midterm results
Power shift: Democrats take the House and flip 7 Senate seats
- Senate
- 54–44
- House
- 242–151
- Governors
- 28–20
The 2028 race in real numbers
What markets are pricing for 2028
DemocratsRepublicans
67.5%31.5%
Polymarket prices, with Kalshi where available. These are trader prices, not a forecast and not a betting tip. We do not link to either market.
Head-to-head polls
Gavin NewsomJD Vance
43.6%40.2%
Alexandria Ocasio-CortezJD Vance
42.1%41.6%
Pete ButtigiegJD Vance
41.1%38.3%
ElectionsUSA polling average, as of Nov 5, 2026.
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2028 national matchup
Average43.6%
Gavin Newsom
40.2%
JD Vance
ElectionsUSA ↗ · Hypothetical matchup · 7 weighted polls · Nov 5, 2026
National Archives ↗ · Historical result, not a 2028 forecast
National Archives ↗ · 2024 & 2028 allocation
ElectionsUSA · Nov 5, 2026
