U.S. Labor Department to Release Missing Unemployment Data Amid Government Shutdown

According to Odaily, a spokesperson from the U.S. Labor Department announced plans to release missing weekly unemployment claims data by Thursday, following a government shutdown. Ryan Honick, the spokesperson, noted that due to technical issues, initial data for the week ending October 18 was prematurely released, showing 232,000 claims. The department will not issue a press release for the missing data, which will be directly available on its website. Additionally, the Labor Department plans to release September's Producer Price Index (PPI) data at 21:30 UTC+8 on November 25, and the Import and Export Price Index on December 3 at the same time. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) also announced it will begin publishing trader position reports this week, with the first report expected early Thursday morning UTC+8. The CFTC aims to release up to two reports weekly until January 23, when the publication schedule will return to normal.