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Dollar pairs spent the Labor Day long weekend chillin’ like ice cream fillin’ even as the U.S. economy is facing a couple of potential challenges.

CHF outperformed while JPY was the worst-performing currency of the session. Safe havens at the opposite extremes? What’s up with that weirdness, yo?

Risk aversion was the name of the game during the Asian session, as traders price in North Korea’s nuclear tests over the weekend.

Lots of themes played out this week, but in the end, CAD reigned supreme. NZD, meanwhile, found itself at the bottom. But what about the other currencies?

Trading conditions were relatively tight because of the upcoming NFP report. It wasn’t a total snooze fest, though, since GBP and EUR were on the move.

Asian bourses started the month on a positive note, but trading was still mostly subdued ahead of the NFP report.

The U.S. currency was all over the place after Mnuchin shared his thoughts on tax reform and the debt ceiling while the Loonie got a strong boost from upbeat GDP data.

The euro had a good start but crashed and burned when ECB-related rumors made the rounds. The Greenback, meanwhile, got bid higher as the euro burned.

The Greenback continued to edge higher against its major counterparts while individual concerns weighed on the comdolls.

The dollar and the pound continued their dominance in the New York trading session while crude oil and U.S. equities were in better spirits as Tropical Storm Harvey weakened.