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title: Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP)
description: "Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP), Oct 2, 2026: actual 29K, forecast 90K, previous 162K · BELOW FORECAST. The full read is on Helious, with the market reaction."
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ECONOMIC RELEASE
              02 Oct 2026, 12:30 UTC


# Nonfarm Payrolls: 29K


           Actual29K
           Forecast90K
           Previous162K

               Surprise
               -0.85&#963;

           VerdictBELOW FORECAST
           ReadBonds BULLISH · Equities BULLISH


            Nonfarm Payrolls: Actual 29K, forecast 90K, prev 162K. Surprise: BELOW FORECAST by 0.8 sigma. Desk read: Bonds BULLISH · Equities BULLISH.


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