SQUAWK BOX, THURSDAY 5TH OCTOBER, 2023

The sell-off in global bonds takes a breather after a U.S. private sector jobs report sees its slowest pace of growth since January 2021. Crude prices stabilise after their biggest one-day drop in more than a year, as demand concerns weigh, and Saudi Arabia and Russia extend voluntary production cuts. Republican hopefuls jockey for position in the race to replace House Speaker Kevin McCarthy. German defence contractor Renk pulls its IPO at the 11th hour, citing a "clouded" market environment. And opening statements begin in the Sam Bankman-Fried trial, over alleged fraud in the collapse of crypto firm FTX.