The release date for the new batch of data in the U.S. is confirmed, involving the CFTC weekly report, PPI, and more.

[Release Date for New Batch of US Data Confirmed, Involving CFTC Weekly Report, PPI, etc.] A spokesperson for the US Department of Labor stated that the department plans to complete the missing weekly initial unemployment claims data from the government shutdown before the end of Thursday local time. Spokesperson Ryan Honick mentioned that due to technical issues, an initial data point – the number of initial unemployment claims for the week ending October 18 was unexpectedly released ahead of schedule at 232,000. Honick indicated that while supplementing these missing data, the Department of Labor would not issue the usual accompanying press release. The missing data will be published directly on the Department of Labor's official website. The Department's latest announcement also revealed plans to release the PPI data for September at 21:30 Beijing time on November 25 and the import and export price index for September at 21:30 on December 3. Furthermore, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that it will start releasing trader holdings reports this week, with the first report expected to be published early Thursday morning Beijing time. The CFTC will release up to two reports weekly until January 23 next year, at which point the release schedule will return to normal.