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1477 Week Ahead: US Jobs, RBA, PCE, and More | Sep 27 - Oct 3Week Ahead: US Jobs, RBA, PCE, and More | Sep 27 - Oct 3 The US jobs report caps a busy week that also brings an RBA rate decision, US inflation data, and final GDP. Heres what were watching on the economic calendar: The headliners: US Non-Farm Employment Change: Payrolls rose by 162K last month, well above expectations. Will this weeks NFP report confirm that strength? RBA Rate Decision: A hike is widely expected. The Rate Statement and press conference may matter more than the decision itself for clues on what comes next. US Core PCE Price Index m/m: CPI and PPI suggest another firm reading, though the under... 2026.09.27 1478 Texas clinic owner found guilty of $26 million scheme — which funded gold Cybertruck and lavish lifestyleA Texas mental health clinic owner was convicted by a federal jury after prosecutors said he orchestrated a $26 million scheme to defraud the military’s health care program, using some of the proceeds to fund luxury purchases, including a gold-plated Tesla Cybertruck worth more t 2026.09.27 1479 BOJ July minutes preview: a hold overtaken by September's rate hikeToday's minutes are largely a formality at this point: the market has already moved past the July decision and is trading the September outcome and its aftermath. The bigger story for FX and rates is the yen's counterintuitive weakness following an actual hike, with USD/JPY pushi 2026.09.27 1480 BOJ: Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting on July 30 and 31The Bank had been conducting money market operations in accordance with the guideline for money market operations decided at the previous meeting on June 15 and 16, 2026.7 The uncollateralized overnight call rate had been in the range of 0.976 to 0.981 percent. Meanwhile, in June 2026.09.27 1481 Japan Monthly Report on the Services Producer Price Index (Preliminary Figures for August 2026)The Services Producer Price Index (All items) rose 3.7 percent from the previous year. The Services Producer Price Index (All items <excluding International transportation>) rose 3.2 percent from the previous year. tables 2026.09.27 1482 Australian Dollar Outlook: AUD/USD Holds 70c Ahead of RBA and CPIAUD/USD enters a packed week after falling for a third consecutive week, with an expected RBA hike and Australian CPI likely to drive the early moves. Attention then turns to US PCE inflation, ISM manufacturing and nonfarm payrolls as traders reassess the Fed rate outlook. The Tr 2026.09.28 1483 SNB's Schlegel says Switzerland in comfortable spot on inflationSchlegel's comments reinforce the picture of a central bank with little near-term pressure to move, even as the Fed and ECB continue raising rates to counter surging energy costs. That divergence keeps the rate gap between Switzerland and its major peers in focus for franc positi 2026.09.28 1484 China, US to form bilateral trade and investment councils, agree on $30B reciprocal tariff cutChina, U.s. To Form Bilateral Trade And Investment Councils China, U.s. Agree On $30b Vs $30b Reciprocal Tariff Cut China commerce ministry: importing US coal complements domestic market, offers stable economic returns and jobs for US industry 2026.09.28 1485 TikTok To Pay Alabama At Least $100 Million, Add Teen Limits Before First State TrialTikTok and its creator ByteDance struck a deal Friday with Alabama that will pay the state at least $100 million and force changes in how teenagers use the app, days before what would have been the first state trial over claims the platform was built to addict minors. The money i 2026.09.28 1486 Oil gains over 1% as Trump rejects Iranian proposal to reopen Hormuz StraitOil prices climbed more than 1% Monday in early Asia trading after U.S. President Donald Trump rejected an Iranian peace proposal aimed at ending the Middle East conflict and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. crude futures for November delivery rose 1.3% to $93.62 a barrel, wh 2026.09.28 1487 The SNB: The Next Move Is Up, But Not YetThe Swiss National Bank left its policy rate unchanged at 0% last Thursday. Nobody was surprised. The interesting question is what happens next. Switzerland increasingly stands apart from other advanced economies. The ECB and the Fed have raised interest rates in response to high 2026.09.28 1488 USD/JPY Weekly Outlook: Payrolls loom as US rates remain the dominant driverFundamentals suggest USD/JPY should be pushing higher, with clear evidence that the US economy continues to outperform other major developed nations, including Japan, keeping upward pressure on yields and reinforcing expectations for further Fed tightening. However, that force is 2026.09.28