US Employment Report Expected to Show 39,000 Jobs Added in September

Market activity is likely to be overshadowed by Friday’s monthly U.S. employment figures, with nonfarm payrolls forecast to increase by 39,000. The figure, seen as a barometer of the health of the world’s largest economy, is one of the most closely watched economic statistics.

In the meantime, long-suffering creditors of bankrupt crypto exchange FTX, which failed in 2021, start receiving a total of $1.6 billion as the estate begins its third tranche of payouts. Arbitrum, the largest Ethereum layer-2 blockchain, is voting on investing its stash of idle ether to earn rewards.

Key crypto developments this week include PancakeSwap discontinuing support for Polygon zkEVM liquidity pools and Perpetual V1 orderbook on September 29, with users required to withdraw funds by the deadline. FTX begins its $1.6 billion third creditor payout on September 30 under its bankruptcy plan via BitGo, Kraken and Payoneer, with creditors needing to complete KYC and tax forms to qualify. Starknet launches BTC staking on mainnet September 30, enabling wrapped BTC tokens staking with 25% consensus weight and reducing the un-staking period to 7 days.

Major economic events include Fed Governor Christopher Waller speaking on payments in Frankfurt on September 29, followed by the Dallas Fed Manufacturing Index release. The SEC and CFTC hold a roundtable on regulatory harmonization efforts September 29. Key data releases include U.K.

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