The U.S. dollar fell against its major counterparts in the European session on Friday, as a moderation in the pace of U.S. job growth and a spike in the unemployment rate in August helped ease inflation worries and trimmed expectations of a 75 basis point hike from the Federal Reserve at its meeting later this month.
Data from the Labor Department showed that non-farm payroll employment rose by 315,000 jobs in August after surging by a revised 526,000 jobs in July.
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May 01, 2026 15:54 ET Central banks dominated the economics news flow this week with almost all major ones announcing their latest policy decisions and many boosted expectations for a rate hike in June. In other news, several countries released the preliminary data for first quarter economic growth. In the U.S., comments by Fed Chair Jerome Powell were also in focus as his term ends this month.