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The forex spotlight was mainly on U.S. jobs-related data throughout the shortened trading week, as traders braced for the August NFP release later on. Any other catalysts that pushed major currencies around?

This week proved to be rough for risk assets as market players had to price in top tier less optimistic news & data, most notably jobs updates from the U.S.

August U.S. jobs data showed signs of cooling but remained net positive, potentially paving the way for a measured Fed rate cut in September.

When the markets are hotly debating the Fed’s next policy moves, U.S. labor market updates are guaranteed to make market players jittery.

Global assets were once again all over the place on Thursday as individual catalysts pushed them around. How did your favorite assets trade anyway?

After BOC’s event, Canada’s jobs data could cause increased volatility among CAD pairs. What are the markets expecting from the event anyway?

We’ve got another NFP report comin’ up before the FOMC announces its September rate decision. Can this still influence their policy bias?

Market correlations moved out of sync on Wednesday, as major asset classes seemed to respond to their individual catalysts. Which headlines pushed prices around in the latest sessions?

The Bank of Canada (BoC) cut its overnight rate by 25 bps to 4.25% today, marking the second consecutive rate cut in its monetary policy tightening cycle.

Australia maintained its 0.2% quarterly growth in Q2, but the annualized reading and the report’s details showed underlying weaknesses.