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Open the economy dashboardThe latest available closes through October 3 show the S&P 500 at 7,722.72 (-0.27% rolling weekly) and the Nasdaq 100 at 30,807.93 (+0.65%). US unemployment was 4.2% in September and revised Q2 GDP growth was 2.2% annualised. Market observations and economic reporting periods differ.
Technology +1.59%; Financials -2.63%; Consumer Disc. -0.15%; Consumer Staples -1.85%; Communication -1.57%; Healthcare -2.79%; Industrials -0.34%; Energy +1.50%; Materials -6.64%; Utilities +0.76%; Real Estate -1.77%. These are index-weighted rolling weekly returns within the tracked S&P 500 sample, not official sector-index returns.
Bitcoin +0.63%; Ethereum -0.37%; Solana -1.25%; BNB +1.91%. Rolling weekly price changes use each asset’s latest available observation through October 3. Crypto trades seven days a week. Price changes do not establish fund flows.
S&P 500 -0.27%; NASDAQ 100 +0.65%; Shanghai Composite -2.40%; Hang Seng -2.19%; Nikkei 225 +2.93%; NIFTY 50 -2.78%; IDX Composite -3.28%; DAX -0.70%; FTSE 100 -2.18%; CAC 40 -2.24%; S&P/TSX Composite -0.83%; KOSPI -1.09%; TAIEX +0.94%. Rolling weekly comparisons use each market’s latest available session; holidays can leave some markets on earlier dates.
Latest 10-year government yields: United States 5.28% (2026-10-02); China 1.68% (2026-09-30); Hong Kong 4.13% (2026-10-02); Japan 3.09% (2026-10-01); India 7.21% (2026-10-02); Indonesia 7.16% (2026-10-02); Germany 3.45% (2026-10-02); United Kingdom 5.38% (2026-10-02); France 4.86% (2026-10-02); Canada 3.94% (2026-10-02); South Korea 4.39% (2026-10-02); Taiwan 1.94% (2026-10-02); South Africa 8.99% (2026-10-01). Observation dates differ. Yield moves are in basis points; policy rates are separate benchmarks.
Brent Crude 102.25 USD/bbl (-1.98%); WTI Crude 91.11 USD/bbl (-1.41%); Gold 4162.3 USD/oz (-3.68%); Silver 59.977 USD/oz (-6.64%); Copper 6.492 USD/lb (-3.04%); Aluminum 3191.75 USD/ton (-7.08%); Iron Ore 91.35 USD/ton (-5.88%); Soybeans 1278.25 US¢/bu (-3.09%); Natural Gas 3.035 USD/MMBtu (-5.04%). Quoted futures-contract prices and rolling weekly moves use each instrument’s own observation dates.
US Dollar Index +0.95%; Euro -1.03%; Pound Sterling +0.23%; Japanese Yen -0.62%; Canadian Dollar +0.71%; Indian Rupee +0.14%. Higher USD/foreign-currency quotes indicate a stronger dollar; higher foreign-currency/USD quotes indicate a weaker dollar.
September payroll growth slowed to 29,000 and unemployment rose from 4.1% to 4.2%.
AI was cited in 3,961 cuts during September and 120,136 through the first nine months.
The September ISM manufacturing reading eased from 54.6 in August.
The annualised second-quarter growth estimate was revised from 1.5%; Q1 growth was revised to 2.5%.
The September official manufacturing survey rose from 49.8 in August.
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