CoinWorld news: On the dollar front, the ADP weekly employment report showed that private-sector employers added an average of 18,500 jobs per week over the four weeks through October 3, 2026. A Reuters poll found that 94 of 100 economists expect the Federal Reserve to raise the federal funds rate to 4.00%–4.25% by the end of 2026. All 100 economists expect the Fed to raise rates in December 2026. U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent said the U.S. bond market was performing well and that he had seen no spillover effects from the situation in France. On the pound, data from the UK Office for National Statistics showed that the employment rate edged up and the unemployment rate edged down in the latest quarter. UK traders expect gilt issuance to increase by £3.4 billion as fiscal headroom narrows. On the euro, data from Germany’s Federal Statistical Office showed that oil product prices in Germany rose by more than 50% year on year in September, affected by the conflict in the Middle East.