The US employment report released on October 2 showed 29,000 additional non-farm jobs in September, below the 90,000 forecast, according to VnExpress. Unemployment rose from 4.1% to 4.2%, while wage growth slowed. Analysts cited by the newspaper said the weaker figures could encourage the Federal Reserve to pause interest-rate increases in October while assessing further data. That is a policy expectation; the Fed's decision remains dependent on subsequent economic information.