During the week ending on September 20, initial jobless claims in the United States were 218,000, below the expected 235,000.

On September 25th, Federal Reserve Governor Bowman indicated that the labor market is more vulnerable than anticipated. It is currently appropriate to shift the emphasis from inflation to employment. (FX168)

On September 25th, Fed's Schmede stated that the key issue regarding the Fed's balance sheet is the appropriate level of reserves, which may shrink to approximately $2.6 trillion. (Xinhua News Agency)

On September 25th, as per PRNewswire, the US-listed firm Pop Culture intends to enhance its holdings by 1000 BTC within the next year in order to back the establishment of its $100 million "Crypto Pop Fund" digital trend fund. The company disclosed last week that it has made an investment of $33 million to purchase 300 BTC.

On September 25th, Hashdex announced on the X platform that its Hashdex Nasdaq Crypto Index ETF (NCIQ) has now been expanded to include support for XRP, SOL, and XLM. This expansion enables the product to offer U.S. investors exposure to five cryptocurrencies - BTC, ETH, XRP, SOL, and XLM - through a single investment vehicle.

On September 25th, based on CME's "FedWatch" data, following the release of today's U.S. initial jobless claims and other data, the likelihood of a 25-basis-point Fed rate cut in October has decreased to 83.4% (from 91.9% yesterday), while the probability of maintaining the interest rate unchanged has risen to 16.6%. Earlier reports showed that the number of initial jobless claims in the U.S. for the week ending September 20th was 218,000, which was the lowest since the week ending July 19, 2025, with an expected value of 235,000. The final annualized Q2 core PCE price index in the U.S. was 2.6%, with an expected value of 2.5%. Additionally, the final annualized Q2 real GDP in the U.S. was 3.8%, surpassing the expected 3.30%.