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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June 12, 2026 17:14 ET Major central bank action was the focus this week in economic news. The European Central Bank became the first major central bank to move in response to the rising inflationary pressures in the backdrop of the conflict in the Middle East. In North America, the U.S. inflation and trade data as well as Canada’s central bank decision gained attention. The Chinese trade data was the main news in Asia.