Financial markets on October 1 will focus on U.S. weekly jobless claims, the September S&P Global Manufacturing PMI and the September ISM Manufacturing PMI. The releases will provide updates on labor-market conditions and factory activity, while scheduled speeches by Federal Reserve and regional Federal Reserve Bank officials will be monitored for indications of the monetary-policy stance. Japan’s BOJ Tankan survey and monetary policy meeting opinions summary, along with the Eurozone unemployment rate, were also identified in the existing October 1 market schedule.