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The market spotlight was mostly on U.S. jobs-related data but geopolitical headlines also stole the show & spurred a bunch of risk-off moves early on.

Geopolitical headlines dominated this week, followed by Fed Chair Powell’s comments on rate cuts & a steady flow of top tier economic updates.

Caution ahead of Friday’s U.S. NFP release may have kept volatility in check, but asset-specific catalysts still brought action to the major markets.

Mixed U.S. jobs reports and uncertainty ahead of Friday’s NFP release limited the dollar’s intraday gains during the U.S. session.

The markets are seeing weaker labor conditions, but the ADP report just beat estimates. How will that affect the U.S. dollar’s reaction to Friday’s NFP report?

Data flow was relatively light in the latest trading sessions, but that didn’t stop a handful of asset classes from chalking up big moves. Check out these market updates!

The U.S. ADP non-farm employment change report came in slightly better than expected with 143K in hiring gains versus the 126K consensus. How are the rest of the underlying jobs figures looking?

The SNB recently shared its expectations that inflation could decelerate at a faster pace. Is that what we’ll see in Switzerland’s September inflation data?

The U.S. ISM manufacturing PMI survey for September came in weaker than expected, as the index held steady at 47.2 to reflect the same pace of industry contraction instead of improving to the 47.6 consensus.

Monday was a mixed bag for most asset classes, but dollar pairs managed to find a clear direction during Fed head Powell’s speech. Here are the other updates you should know about!