1. The US dollar index rose to its highest intraday level since April 2025, reaching a high of 102.53.
2. US non-farm payrolls increased by only 29,000 in September, missing expectations, while the unemployment rate rose slightly to 4.2%, cooling expectations for interest rate hikes.
3. Hassett: Not disappointed with the non-farm payroll report. Government employment declined, while employment in all other sectors increased.
4. A Reuters poll showed that 52 out of 66 foreign exchange strategists surveyed believe the dollar is more likely to outperform expectations in year-end trading.
5. The Bank of England's policymakers panel: Businesses expect to raise prices by 3.9% over the next year, the highest level since June. One-year inflation expectations rose to 3.3% from 3.1% previously.
6. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi: Will attract domestic investment with well-planned and predictable large-scale long-term fiscal spending.
7. India's foreign exchange reserves fell by $18.343 billion from last week to $747.56 billion. 8. The Thai baht fell to 33.74 against the US dollar, its lowest level since the end of July.
9. JPMorgan Chase: Turmoil in Turkey's fund industry poses a "significant downside risk" to its 2026 GDP growth forecast of 3%.
