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September 4, 2026 6:42 AM UTC
USD/JPY reset levels off 155 for now though pressure remains
EUR/USD still not far from 1.16 pivot that has held a week of dollar spillover
Payrolls focal point and then attention turns to the key US CPI next week
September 3, 2026 2:31 PM UTC
We expect August’s non-farm payroll to rise by 75k both overall and in the private sector, still moderate but the strongest in both series since April. We however expect unemployment to correct higher to 4.2% after falling to 4.1% in July from 4.2% in June and before that three straight months at
September 3, 2026 2:19 PM UTC
August’s ISM services index of 55.4 is the strongest since February and up from 54.1 in July. The strength is consistent with a healthy S and P services PMI, even if the latter was revised down to 56.5 from 56.8.