Weekly Talking Points - US jobs and government shutdown risk

Our round-up of what to expect in the coming week and the key events of last week. In our latest Weekly Talking Points we look at the US employment report for September due on Friday and the risk of a federal government shutdown on Wednesday, 01st October. Our weekly Spotlight looks at risk with both the VIX and MOVE stock and bond volatility indices suggesting that investors are taking a relaxed view on market risk. Our Review section looks at US economic data, flows into European and US defense shares, the SNB keeping rates steady and ever tightening US credit market spreads.

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