What the Calendar Knows · Episode 2 · Fri 2 Oct 2026
The Fed at 20:00. Shanghai at 03:30. One night, booked as three.
Wednesday 7 October, Amsterdam time: Fed minutes at 20:00, the rollover at 23:00, Shanghai at 03:30.
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Wed 7 Oct, 20:00: Fed minutes of the 15–16 September meeting. Wed 7 Oct, 23:00: rollover, three nights of swap on FX and metals. Thu 8 Oct, 03:30: Shanghai’s stock market, first session since 30 September; Stock Connect reopens both ways.
Also that week: Mon 5 Oct, Australia 200 pauses 07:30–08:10 Amsterdam, an hour earlier. Fri 9 Oct, night: three nights of swap on indices and energies.
Watch for · Wed 7 Oct · from 20:00 Amsterdam
Check the swap column on what you hold past 23:00, and your China50 and HK50 hours for Thursday.
Why does Wednesday’s rollover count three nights?
Sources
Federal Reserve calendar (FOMC minutes, 7 October, 2:00 p.m. ET) · SHFE, Trading Schedule during National Holidays for 2026 · SSE trading hours · HKEX Stock Connect trading calendar 2026 · ic.com swap rates and trading-schedule notice of 30 September. Read 2 October 2026. Times in Amsterdam (CEST); London one hour earlier, Johannesburg the same. Mechanism, not direction.
