US
0730 ET Sep Challenger job cuts, Aug +13.7% y/y.
0830 ET Weekly initial unemployment claims expected +1,000 to 215,000, previous +12,000 to 214,000. Weekly continuing claims expected +4,000 to 1.665 million, previous +16,000 to 1.661 million.
1000 ET Aug factory orders expected +2.1%, Jul -0.8% and +0.2% ex transportation.
1100 ET Treasury announces amount of 3-year T-notes (previous $35 billion), 10-year T-notes (previous $23 billion) and 30-year T-bonds (previous $15 billion) to be auctioned Oct 10-11.
GER
0330 ET German Sep Markit construction PMI, Aug +1.5 to 51.5.
UK 0400 ET UK Sep new car registrations, Aug +23.1% y/y.
CAN
1000 ET Canada Sep Ivey PMI, Aug +0.1 to 61.9.
JPN
1930 ET Japan Aug household spending expected +0.1% y/y, Jul +0.1% y/y.
2000 ET Japan Aug labor cash earnings expected +1.3% y/y, Jul +1.6% y/y. Aug real cash earnings expected unch y/y, Jul +0.5% y/y.
CHI
n/a Chinese Markets closed for National Day.
Commodity Calendar – Thursday 10/4/2018
Date Time Event Survey Prior
10/4/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Corn-Total 27-Sep — 1703.1
10/4/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Corn-Old Crop 27-Sep — 1712.8
10/4/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Soybeans-Total 27-Sep — 872.2
10/4/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Soybeans-Old 27-Sep — 870.7
10/4/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Wheat-Total 27-Sep — 657.1
10/4/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Wheat-Old 27-Sep — 657.1
10/4/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Cotton-Total 27-Sep — 128.5
10/4/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Cotton-Old 27-Sep — 70.3
10/4/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Soy Meal-Total 27-Sep — 659.2
10/4/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Soy Meal-Old 27-Sep — 147.3
10/4/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Soy Oil-Total 27-Sep — 10.6
10/4/2018 8:30 Net Export Sales Soy Oil-Old 27-Sep — 2.7
10/4/2018 10:30 EIA Working Natural Gas Implied Flow 28-Sep — 46
10/4/2018 10:30 EIA Natural Gas Storage Change 28-Sep — 46