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As traders approach another pivotal day for financial markets, a series of crucial economic data releases that could sway market dynamics are expected on Thursday, October 2, 2025. The spotlight will be on factory orders and total vehicle sales, which could provide valuable insights into the health of the manufacturing sector and consumer spending trends.
Major Economic Events to Watch
• Factory Orders (10:00 AM ET): Forecast 1.4%, Previous -1.3%. Measures the change in the total value of new purchase orders placed with manufacturers.
Other Important Economic Events to Watch
• Fed’s Balance Sheet (4:30 PM ET): Previous 6,608B. A statement listing the assets and liabilities of the Federal Reserve System.
• Reserve Balances with Federal Reserve Banks (4:30 PM ET): Previous 3.000T. The amount of money that depository institutions maintain in their accounts at regional Federal Reserve Banks.
Other Economic Events to Watch
• Challenger Job Cuts (7:30 AM ET): Previous 85.979K. Provides information on the number of announced corporate layoffs by industry and region.
• Challenger Job Cuts y/y (7:30 AM ET): Previous 13.3%. Measures the change in the number of job cuts announced by employers.
• Factory Orders ex Transportation (10:00 AM ET): Previous 0.6%. Measures the change in new purchase orders placed with manufacturers, excluding transportation orders.
• Durables Excluding Defense (10:00 AM ET): Previous 1.9%. Indicates future industrial output and production requirements.
• Durables Excluding Transport (10:00 AM ET): Previous 0.4%. Measures durable goods orders excluding the transportation sector.
• Total Vehicle Sales (10:00 AM ET): Forecast 16.20M, Previous 16.10M. Measures the annualized number of new vehicles sold domestically.
• Natural Gas Storage (10:30 AM ET): Forecast 66B, Previous 75B. Measures the change in the number of cubic feet of natural gas held in underground storage.
• Fed Logan Speaks (10:30 AM ET): Dallas Fed President Lorie K. Logan is scheduled to speak.
• 4-Week Bill Auction (11:30 AM ET): Previous 4.080%. Treasury bill auction for short-term government securities.
• 8-Week Bill Auction (11:30 AM ET): Previous 4.000%. Treasury bill auction for short-term government securities.
For further information and the latest updates, please refer to our Economic Calendar, here.
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