Before the US non-farm payrolls report was released, investors were cautious. Dollar trading remained stable, but hovered near recent lows. The US Department of Labor will release the delayed November report and some October data at 1330 GMT. The recent government shutdown delayed the release of official data. When the Federal Reserve cut interest rates last week, it indicated that the labor market was cooling. However, Commerzbank's Volkmar Baur said in a report that the data should be viewed with caution because the data was collected soon after a record period of government shutdown. “Some distortions are therefore expected.” The DXY dollar index traded flat at 98.286, close to the nearly eight-week low of 98.134 hit on Thursday.

Before the US non-farm payrolls report was released, investors were cautious. Dollar trading remained stable, but hovered near recent lows. The US Department of Labor will release the delayed November report and some October data at 1330 GMT. The recent government shutdown delayed the release of official data. When the Federal Reserve cut interest rates last week, it indicated that the labor market was cooling. However, Commerzbank's Volkmar Baur said in a report that the data should be viewed with caution because the data was collected soon after a record period of government shutdown. “Some distortions are therefore expected.” The DXY dollar index traded flat at 98.286, close to the nearly eight-week low of 98.134 hit on Thursday.