Dollar jumps on 162,000 August job gains, then eases ahead of CPI data
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August U.S. payrolls beat expectations (162k vs 56k), lifting implied odds of a September Fed hike and initially pushing the dollar higher. However, softer wage growth (3.1% y/y, lowest since 2021) tempered the inflation signal, and positioning shifted toward next week's CPI/PPI prints. FX focus remains on USD/JPY amid stronger yen on BOJ hike expectations, while bitcoin weakened alongside tighter-policy risk.
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● Neutral
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U.S. employers added 162,000 jobs in August, far above the 56,000 economists expected, while the unemployment rate held at 4.1%. Annual wage growth slowed to 3.1%, the weakest since June 2021. The stronger jobs report lifted expectations of a Federal Reserve rate increase in September, sending the dollar higher before it pared gains. Bitcoin fell 2.32% to $79,595.
