(MENAFN- The Rio Times) Get ready for a pivotal week in global markets with key economic events from October 6 to October 10, 2025.

Monday kicks off amid holidays in China and South Korea, featuring Swiss Unemployment Rate data, Eurozone Retail Sales, and U.S. CB Employment Trends Index, with ECB speeches adding focus.

Tuesday continues with holidays in China, South Korea, and Hong Kong, highlighting UK Halifax House Price Index, U.S. Trade Balance, and the RBNZ Interest Rate Decision.

Midweek, Wednesday spotlights German Industrial Production and U.S. Construction Spending, alongside FOMC Meeting Minutes, despite holidays in China and South Korea.

Thursday brings German Trade Balance and key inflation releases from Mexico and Brazil, with U.S. Initial Jobless Claims and Fed Chair Powell's speech in the spotlight, amid a holiday in South Korea.

The week wraps Friday with Norway's CPI, Mexican Industrial Production, and blockbuster U.S. Nonfarm Payrolls and Unemployment Rate data, plus Canadian employment figures.
Monday, October 6, 2025
All Day Holiday: China – National Day
All Day Holiday: South Korea – Chuseok - Thanksgiving Day

Brazil

07:25 AM EST (08:25 AM BRT) BCB Focus Market Readout (Cons: -, Prev: -)
14:00 PM EST (03:00 PM BRT) Trade Balance (Sep) (Cons: -, Prev: 6.12B)

United States

10:00 AM EST CB Employment Trends Index (Sep) (Cons: -, Prev: 106.41)
05:00 PM EST Fed Schmid Speaks

Eurozone

03:00 AM EST (09:00 AM CEST) Spanish Industrial Production (YoY) (Aug) (Cons: -, Prev: 2.5%)
03:15 AM EST (09:15 AM CEST) ECB's De Guindos Speaks
03:30 AM EST (09:30 AM CEST) Italian IHS S&P Global Construction PMI (MoM) (Sep) (Cons: -, Prev: 47.7)
03:30 AM EST (09:30 AM CEST) German IHS S&P Global Construction PMI (Sep) (Cons: -, Prev: 46.0)
03:30 AM EST (09:30 AM CEST) French IHS S&P Global Construction PMI (MoM) (Sep) (Cons: -, Prev: 46.7)
03:30 AM EST (09:30 AM CEST) IHS S&P Global Construction PMI (MoM) (Sep) (Cons: -, Prev: 46.7)
04:00 AM EST (10:00 AM CEST) ECB's Lane Speaks
04:30 AM EST (10:30 AM CEST) Sentix Investor Confidence (Oct) (Cons: -7.5, Prev: -9.2)
05:00 AM EST (11:00 AM CEST) Retail Sales (MoM) (Aug) (Cons: 0.1%, Prev: -0.5%)
05:00 AM EST (11:00 AM CEST) Retail Sales (YoY) (Aug) (Cons: -, Prev: 2.2%)
01:00 PM EST (07:00 PM CEST) ECB President Lagarde Speaks



Japan

07:30 PM EST (08:30 AM JST) Household Spending (MoM) (Aug) (Cons: 0.1%, Prev: 1.7%)
07:30 PM EST (08:30 AM JST) Household Spending (YoY) (Aug) (Cons: 1.4%, Prev: 1.4%)

India

01:00 AM EST (10:30 AM IST) Nikkei Services PMI (Sep) (Cons: 61.6, Prev: 61.6)
01:00 AM EST (10:30 AM IST) Manufacturing & Services PMI (MoM) (Sep) (Cons: 61.90%, Prev: 61.90%)

United Kingdom

04:30 AM EST (09:30 AM BST) Construction PMI (Sep) (Cons: 46.1, Prev: 45.5)

Australia

07:30 PM EST (09:30 AM AEST) Westpac Consumer Sentiment (Oct) (Cons: -, Prev: -3.1%)

Mexico

08:00 AM EST (09:00 AM CDT) Consumer Confidence (Sep) (Cons: -, Prev: 46.7)
08:00 AM EST (09:00 AM CDT) Consumer Confidence n.s.a. (Sep) (Cons: -, Prev: 46.5)

Switzerland

03:00 AM EST (09:00 AM CEST) Unemployment Rate n.s.a. (Sep) (Cons: -, Prev: 2.8%)
03:00 AM EST (09:00 AM CEST) Unemployment Rate s.a. (Sep) (Cons: 2.9%, Prev: 2.9%)

New Zealand

05:00 PM EST (09:00 AM NZDT) NZIER Business Confidence (Q3) (Cons: -, Prev: 22%)
Tuesday, October 7, 2025
All Day Holiday: China – National Day
All Day Holiday: South Korea – Chuseok - Thanksgiving Day
All Day Holiday: Hong Kong – The day following the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival

Brazil

07:00 AM EST (08:00 AM BRT) IGP-DI Inflation Index (MoM) (Sep) (Cons: -, Prev: 0.20%)
09:00 AM EST (10:00 AM BRT) Auto Production (MoM) (Sep) (Cons: -, Prev: 3.0%)
09:00 AM EST (10:00 AM BRT) Auto Sales (MoM) (Sep) (Cons: -, Prev: -7.3%)

United States

08:30 AM EST Exports (Aug) (Cons: -, Prev: 280.50B)
08:30 AM EST Imports (Aug) (Cons: -, Prev: 358.80B)
08:30 AM EST Trade Balance (Aug) (Cons: -61.20B, Prev: -78.30B)
10:10 AM EST IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism (Oct) (Cons: 49.3, Prev: 48.7)
11:00 AM EST Consumer Inflation Expectations (Sep) (Cons: -, Prev: 3.2%)
13:00 PM EST Atlanta Fed GDPNow (Q3) (Cons: 3.8%, Prev: 3.8%)
15:00 PM EST Consumer Credit (Aug) (Cons: 14.90B, Prev: 16.01B)
16:30 PM EST API Weekly Crude Oil Stock (Cons: -, Prev: -3.674M)
10:00 AM EST FOMC Member Bostic Speaks
10:05 AM EST FOMC Member Bowman Speaks
11:30 AM EST FOMC Member Kashkari Speaks

Eurozone

02:00 AM EST (08:00 AM CEST) German Factory Orders (MoM) (Aug) (Cons: 1.3%, Prev: -2.9%)
02:45 AM EST (08:45 AM CEST) French Trade Balance (Aug) (Cons: -5.2B, Prev: -5.6B)
03:45 AM EST (09:45 AM CEST) French Current Account (Aug) (Cons: -, Prev: -2.50B)
12:00 PM EST (06:00 PM CEST) German Buba President Nagel Speaks
12:10 PM EST (06:10 PM CEST) ECB President Lagarde Speaks

Japan

01:00 AM EST (02:00 PM JST) Coincident Indicator (MoM) (Aug) (Cons: -, Prev: -1.8%)
01:00 AM EST (02:00 PM JST) Leading Index (Aug) (Cons: 107.1, Prev: 106.1)
01:00 AM EST (02:00 PM JST) Leading Index (MoM) (Aug) (Cons: -, Prev: 1.1%)
19:00 PM EST (08:00 AM JST) Reuters Tankan Index (Oct) (Cons: -, Prev: 13)
19:30 PM EST (08:30 AM JST) Overall wage income of employees (Aug) (Cons: -, Prev: 3.4%)
07:30 PM EST (08:30 AM JST) Overtime Pay (YoY) (Aug) (Cons: -, Prev: 3.00%)
07:50 PM EST (08:50 AM JST) Adjusted Current Account (Aug) (Cons: 2.39T, Prev: 188.28T)
07:50 PM EST (08:50 AM JST) Current Account n.s.a. (Aug) (Cons: 3.540T, Prev: 2.684T)

United Kingdom

02:00 AM EST (07:00 AM BST) Halifax House Price Index (YoY) (Sep) (Cons: -, Prev: 2.2%)
02:00 AM EST (07:00 AM BST) Halifax House Price Index (MoM) (Sep) (Cons: 0.4%, Prev: 0.3%)
01:30 PM EST (06:30 PM BST) BoE Gov Bailey Speaks

Australia

08:30 PM EST (10:30 AM AEST, Oct 8) ANZ Job Advertisements (MoM) (Sep) (Cons: -, Prev: 0.1%)

Canada

08:30 AM EST (08:30 AM EDT) Exports (Aug) (Cons: -, Prev: 61.86B)
08:30 AM EST (08:30 AM EDT) Imports (Aug) (Cons: -, Prev: 66.80B)
08:30 AM EST (08:30 AM EDT) Trade Balance (Aug) (Cons: -5.70B, Prev: -4.94B)
10:00 AM EST (10:00 AM EDT) Ivey PMI (Sep) (Cons: 51.2, Prev: 50.1)

New Zealand

08:00 AM EST (01:00 AM NZDT, Oct 8) GlobalDairyTrade Price Index (Cons: -, Prev: -0.8%)
09:00 PM EST (04:00 AM NZDT, Oct 8) RBNZ Interest Rate Decision (Cons: 2.75%, Prev: 3.00%)
09:00 PM EST (04:00 AM NZDT, Oct 8) RBNZ Rate Statement (Cons: -, Prev: -)

Norway

02:00 AM EST (08:00 AM CEST) Manufacturing Production (MoM) (Aug) (Cons: -, Prev: 0.0%)

China

12:01 PM EST (01:01 AM CST, Oct 8) FX Reserves (USD) (Sep) (Cons: -, Prev: 3.322T)
Wednesday, October 8, 2025
All Day Holiday: China – Mid-Autumn Festival
All Day Holiday: South Korea – Chuseok Alternative Holiday

Brazil

02:30 PM EST (14:30 PM BRT) Foreign Exchange Flows (Cons: -, Prev: 1.141B)

United States

07:00 AM EST MBA 30-Year Mortgage Rate (Cons: -, Prev: 6.46%)
07:00 AM EST MBA Mortgage Applications (WoW) (Cons: -, Prev: -12.7%)
10:00 AM EST Construction Spending (MoM) (Aug) (Cons: -0.1%, Prev: -0.1%)
11:00 AM EST Thomson Reuters IPSOS PCSI (Oct) (Cons: -, Prev: 52.37)
15:00 PM EST FOMC Meeting Minutes (Cons: -, Prev: -)
09:30 AM EST Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Barr Speaks
03:15 PM EST FOMC Member Kashkari Speaks
05:45 PM EST Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Barr Speaks

Eurozone

02:00 AM EST (08:00 AM CEST) German Industrial Production (MoM) (Aug) (Cons: -1.0%, Prev: 1.3%)
02:00 AM EST (08:00 AM CEST) German Industrial Production (YoY) (Aug) (Cons: -, Prev: 1.53%)
05:15 AM EST (11:15 AM CEST) German Buba Vice President Buch Speaks
06:00 AM EST German Buba Monthly Report (Cons: -, Prev: -)
06:30 AM EST ECB's Elderson Speaks
09:00 AM EST ECB Supervisory Board Member Tuominen Speaks
12:00 PM EST ECB President Lagarde Speaks
06:00 AM EST (11:00 AM CEST, Oct 8) Thomson Reuters IPSOS PCSI (MoM) (Oct) (Cons: -, Prev: 48.97)
06:00 AM EST (11:00 AM CEST, Oct 8) Eurogroup Meetings (Cons: -, Prev: -)

Japan

01:00 AM EST (02:00 PM JST) Economy Watchers Current Index (Sep) (Cons: 47.0, Prev: 46.7)
08:00 PM EST (09:00 AM JST) Reuters Tankan Index (Oct) (Cons: -, Prev: 13)
10:00 PM EST (11:00 AM JST, Oct 9) Thomson Reuters IPSOS PCSI (Oct) (Cons: -, Prev: 37.26)

India

10:00 PM EST (09:30 AM IST, Oct 9) Thomson Reuters IPSOS PCSI (MoM) (Oct) (Cons: -, Prev: 56.99)

United Kingdom

11:00 AM EST (04:00 PM BST) BoE MPC Member Pill Speaks
07:01 PM EST (12:01 AM BST, Oct 9) RICS House Price Balance (Sep) (Cons: -, Prev: -19%)
06:00 AM EST (11:00 AM BST, Oct 8) Thomson Reuters IPSOS PCSI (Oct) (Cons: -, Prev: 49.9)

Australia

08:00 PM EST (10:00 AM AEST, Oct 9) MI Inflation Expectations (Oct) (Cons: -, Prev: 4.7%)
10:00 PM EST (12:00 AM AEST, Oct 9) Thomson Reuters IPSOS PCSI (MoM) (Oct) (Cons: -, Prev: 53.86)
06:00 PM EST (08:00 AM AEST, Oct 9) RBA Assist Gov Kent Speaks

Canada

11:00 AM EST (11:00 AM EDT) Thomson Reuters IPSOS PCSI (MoM) (Oct) (Cons: -, Prev: 47.79)

Mexico

11:00 AM EST (11:00 AM CDT) Thomson Reuters IPSOS PCSI (MoM) (Oct) (Cons: -, Prev: 52.74)

New Zealand

05:30 PM EST (09:30 AM NZDT, Oct 9) Business NZ PMI (Sep) (Cons: -, Prev: 49.9)

South Africa

06:00 AM EST (02:00 PM SAST, Oct 8) Thomson Reuters IPSOS PCSI (MoM) (Oct) (Cons: -, Prev: 47.10)

China

10:00 PM EST (11:00 AM CST, Oct 9) China Thomson Reuters IPSOS PCSI (Oct) (Cons: -, Prev: 72.82)

South Korea

22:00 PM EST (02:00 AM KST, Oct 9) Thomson Reuters IPSOS PCSI (MoM) (Oct) (Cons: -, Prev: 46.39)
Thursday, October 9, 2025
All Day Holiday: South Korea – Hangul Day

Brazil

08:00 AM EST (09:00 AM BRT) CPI (YoY) (Sep) (Cons: -, Prev: 5.13%)
08:00 AM EST (09:00 AM BRT) CPI (MoM) (Sep) (Cons: -, Prev: -0.11%)
08:00 AM EST (09:00 AM BRT) Brazilian IPCA Inflation Index SA (MoM) (Sep) (Cons: -, Prev: -0.04%)

United States

08:30 AM EST Continuing Jobless Claims (Cons: 1,930K, Prev: 1,926K)
08:30 AM EST Initial Jobless Claims (Cons: 223K, Prev: 218K)
08:30 AM EST Jobless Claims 4-Week Avg. (Cons: -, Prev: 237.50K)
10:00 AM EST Wholesale Inventories (MoM) (Aug) (Cons: -0.2%, Prev: -0.2%)
10:00 AM EST Wholesale Trade Sales (MoM) (Aug) (Cons: -, Prev: 1.4%)
13:00 PM EST Atlanta Fed GDPNow (Q3) (Cons: -, Prev: -)
16:30 PM EST Fed's Balance Sheet (Cons: -, Prev: 6,587B)
16:30 PM EST Reserve Balances with Federal Reserve Banks (Cons: -, Prev: 2.980T)
08:30 AM EST Fed Chair Powell Speaks
08:35 AM EST FOMC Member Bowman Speaks
01:00 PM EST Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Barr Speaks
03:45 PM EST FOMC Member Bowman Speaks
09:40 PM EST FOMC Member Daly Speaks

Eurozone

02:00 AM EST (08:00 AM CEST) German Exports (MoM) (Aug) (Cons: 0.4%, Prev: -0.6%)
02:00 AM EST (08:00 AM CEST) German Imports (MoM) (Aug) (Cons: -, Prev: -0.1%)
02:00 AM EST (08:00 AM CEST) German Trade Balance (Aug) (Cons: 15.1B, Prev: 14.7B)
03:00 AM EST (09:00 AM CEST) German Buba Balz Speaks
06:00 AM EST (12:00 PM CEST) Thomson Reuters IPSOS PCSI (MoM) (Oct) (Cons: -, Prev: 48.97)
06:00 AM EST (12:00 PM CEST) Eurogroup Meetings (Cons: -, Prev: -)
07:30 AM EST (01:30 PM CEST) ECB Publishes Account of Monetary Policy Meeting (Cons: -, Prev: -)
11:00 AM EST (05:00 PM CEST) ECB's Lane Speaks

Japan

02:00 AM EST (02:00 PM JST) Machine Tool Orders (YoY) (Sep) (Cons: -, Prev: 8.1%)
07:50 PM EST (08:50 AM JST) Bank Lending (YoY) (Sep) (Cons: 3.7%, Prev: 3.6%)
07:50 PM EST (08:50 AM JST) PPI (YoY) (Sep) (Cons: 2.5%, Prev: 2.7%)
07:50 PM EST (08:50 AM JST) PPI (MoM) (Sep) (Cons: 0.1%, Prev: -0.2%)
10:00 PM EST (11:00 AM JST, Oct 10) Thomson Reuters IPSOS PCSI (Oct) (Cons: -, Prev: 37.26)

United Kingdom

04:30 AM EST (09:30 AM BST) BoE MPC Member Mann (Cons: -, Prev: -)
06:00 AM EST (11:00 AM BST) Thomson Reuters IPSOS PCSI (Oct) (Cons: -, Prev: 49.9)

Australia

06:00 PM EST (08:00 AM AEST) RBA Assist Gov Kent Speaks
09:00 PM EST (11:00 AM AEST) RBA Gov Bullock Speaks
10:00 PM EST (12:00 AM AEST, Oct 10) Thomson Reuters IPSOS PCSI (MoM) (Oct) (Cons: -, Prev: 53.86)

Canada

08:00 AM EST (08:00 AM EDT) BoC Senior Deputy Governor Rogers Speaks

Mexico

08:00 AM EST (09:00 AM CDT) Core CPI (MoM) (Sep) (Cons: -, Prev: 0.22%)

08:00 AM EST (09:00 AM CDT) CPI (MoM) (Sep) (Cons: -, Prev: 0.06%)
08:00 AM EST (09:00 AM CDT) CPI (YoY) (Sep) (Cons: -, Prev: 3.57%)
08:00 AM EST (09:00 AM CDT) Month Core Inflation (MoM) (Sep) (Cons: -, Prev: 4.23%)
08:00 AM EST (09:00 AM CDT) PPI (YoY) (Sep) (Cons: -, Prev: 3.30%)
08:00 AM EST (09:00 AM CDT) PPI (MoM) (Sep) (Cons: -, Prev: -0.40%)
11:00 AM EST (11:00 AM CDT) Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes (Cons: -, Prev: -)

South Africa

07:00 AM EST (03:00 PM SAST) Manufacturing Production (YoY) (Aug) (Cons: -, Prev: -0.7%)
07:00 AM EST (03:00 PM SAST) Manufacturing Production (MoM) (Aug) (Cons: -, Prev: -0.5%)
06:00 AM EST (02:00 PM SAST) Thomson Reuters IPSOS PCSI (MoM) (Oct) (Cons: -, Prev: 47.10)

China

04:00 AM EST (04:00 PM CST) FX Reserves (USD) (Sep) (Cons: -, Prev: 3.322T)

New Zealand

05:30 PM EST (09:30 AM NZDT) Business NZ PMI (Sep) (Cons: -, Prev: 49.9)
Friday, October 10, 2025
Brazil

08:00 AM EST (09:00 AM BRT) Brazilian PPI (MoM) (Aug) (Cons: -, Prev: -0.30%)

United States

08:30 AM EST Average Hourly Earnings (MoM) (Sep) (Cons: 0.3%, Prev: 0.3%)
08:30 AM EST Average Hourly Earnings (YoY) (Sep) (Cons: -, Prev: 3.7%)
08:30 AM EST Average Weekly Hours (Sep) (Cons: 34.2, Prev: 34.2)
08:30 AM EST Government Payrolls (Sep) (Cons: -, Prev: -16.0K)
08:30 AM EST Manufacturing Payrolls (Sep) (Cons: -, Prev: -12K)
08:30 AM EST Nonfarm Payrolls (Sep) (Cons: 52K, Prev: 22K)
08:30 AM EST Participation Rate (Sep) (Cons: -, Prev: 62.3%)
08:30 AM EST Private Nonfarm Payrolls (Sep) (Cons: 35K, Prev: 38K)
08:30 AM EST U6 Unemployment Rate (Sep) (Cons: -, Prev: 8.1%)
08:30 AM EST Unemployment Rate (Sep) (Cons: 4.3%, Prev: 4.3%)
10:00 AM EST Michigan Consumer Sentiment (Oct) (Cons: 54.6, Prev: 55.1)
02:00 PM EST Federal Budget Balance (Sep) (Cons: -, Prev: -345.0B)
09:45 AM EST Fed Goolsbee Speaks

Eurozone

04:00 AM EST (10:00 AM CEST) Italian Industrial Production (YoY) (Aug) (Cons: -, Prev: 0.9%)
04:00 AM EST (10:00 AM CEST) Italian Industrial Production (MoM) (Aug) (Cons: -0.3%, Prev: 0.4%)
06:00 AM EST (12:00 PM CEST) ECOFIN Meetings (Cons: -, Prev: -)

Japan

10:00 PM EST (11:00 AM JST, Oct 10) Thomson Reuters IPSOS PCSI (Oct) (Cons: -, Prev: 37.26)

India

07:30 AM EST (06:00 PM IST) FX Reserves, USD (Cons: -, Prev: 700.24B)
22:00 PM EST (09:30 AM IST, Oct 10) Thomson Reuters IPSOS PCSI (MoM) (Oct) (Cons: -, Prev: 56.99)

Canada

08:30 AM EST Avg hourly wages Permanent employee (Sep) (Cons: -, Prev: 3.6%)
08:30 AM EST Employment Change (Sep) (Cons: 2.8K, Prev: -65.5K)
08:30 AM EST Full Employment Change (Sep) (Cons: -, Prev: -6.0K)
08:30 AM EST Part Time Employment Change (Sep) (Cons: -, Prev: -59.7K)
08:30 AM EST Participation Rate (Sep) (Cons: -, Prev: 65.1%)
08:30 AM EST Unemployment Rate (Sep) (Cons: 7.2%, Prev: 7.1%)

Mexico

08:00 AM EST (09:00 AM CDT) Industrial Production (MoM) (Aug) (Cons: -, Prev: -1.2%)
08:00 AM EST (09:00 AM CDT) Industrial Production (YoY) (Aug) (Cons: -, Prev: -2.7%)

Switzerland

03:00 AM EST (09:00 AM CEST) SECO Consumer Climate (Cons: -38, Prev: -40)

Norway

02:00 AM EST (08:00 AM CEST) Core CPI YTD (Sep) (Cons: -, Prev: 3.1%)
02:00 AM EST (08:00 AM CEST) Core Inflation (MoM) (Sep) (Cons: -, Prev: -0.7%)
02:00 AM EST (08:00 AM CEST) CPI (YoY) (Sep) (Cons: -, Prev: 3.5%)
02:00 AM EST (08:00 AM CEST) CPI (MoM) (Sep) (Cons: -, Prev: -0.6%)

China

10:00 PM EST (11:00 AM CST, Oct 10) China Thomson Reuters IPSOS PCSI (Oct) (Cons: -, Prev: 72.82)

Australia

10:00 PM EST (12:00 AM AEST, Oct 10) Thomson Reuters IPSOS PCSI (MoM) (Oct) (Cons: -, Prev: 53.86)

South Korea

10:00 PM EST (02:00 AM KST, Oct 10) Thomson Reuters IPSOS PCSI (MoM) (Oct) (Cons: -, Prev: 46.39)

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