📊✨ Market Watch – 02.10.2025 ✨📊 🇺🇸 U.S. Data & Shutdown The government shutdown continues, but some key private and pre-released data reached markets: • Durable Goods Orders (Aug) rebounded +2.9% m/m (vs –2.7% prev.), suggesting resilience. • Ex-transport orders rose +0.4% m/m (below +1.0% prev.). • Weekly Jobless Claims climbed to 223K (prev. 218K), pointing to a softer labour trend. 🇨🇭 Switzerland Inflation CPI came in at –0.2% m/m and 0.2% y/y, undershooting the 0.3% forecast. Weak price growth reinforces a dovish SNB backdrop. 🇷🇴 Romania Prices Industrial Production Prices rose +3.2% y/y in September (prev. 2.7%), signalling sticky cost pressures. 🥇 Commodities & FX • Gold stays near record highs as safe-haven demand continues. • Oil trades choppy ahead of OPEC+ follow-up signals. • The dollar index is pressured by weaker labour sentiment. 🕒 Key Data & Events (BST) • 01:00 🇺🇸 Durable Goods Orders (Aug) +2.9% m/m • 01:00 🇺🇸 Jobless Claims 223K • 09:30 🇨🇭 CPI (Sept) 0.2% y/y • 09:00 🇷🇴 Industrial Prices (Sept) 3.2% y/y 💡 Takeaway Durable goods offered relief, but rising jobless claims keep labour concerns alive. Swiss inflation undershot forecasts, while Romania’s prices surprised to the upside. Traders will stay focused on shutdown developments and central bank rhetoric. 👉 Start trading with NordFX today: https://account.nordfx.com/acc...