Prime Minister Carney said Canada will provide C$10 bln to expand capacity at the Port of Vancouver.

Gold hit a daily high in European trade and extended a steady rebound after a modest dollar pullback, but remains capped inside the prior session's range as elevated Fed rate-hike expectations and geopolitical risk support the dollar. Traders are sidelined ahead of US nonfarm payrolls. CME FedWatch prices about a 64% chance of a September Fed hike and roughly an 85% chance of at least one hike by year-end. Fed chair Kevin Warsh reinforced the 2% inflation target in remarks Wednesday. Technically, gold trades below the 100-period moving average, reinforcing a near-term bearish bias.

纽约时报经济评论记者Romm表示，这大概可以算是一份“对白宫来说还不错的就业报告”，尽管白宫方面还没有对数据发表评论。 失业率变化不大，一些受到偏好的行业，比如制造业，整体保持稳定，甚至略有增长。在通胀依然让人感到压力、并且与伊朗战争持续的背景下，这份招聘数据让政府在对选民沟通时多了一个可以强调的经济亮点，而选民对经济状况的不满情绪正在不断加剧。