The US session (New York open · the afternoon drive) · updated 2026-09-02 12:03 UTC.
Yesterday's story doubled down; today it pauses for breath rather than turning around. Oil, the tape's author for two days, has stepped off the throttle — down 1.56% over the last eight hours near $87.88. The dollar keeps its bid and the bond rout continues, though yen crosses are easing as BOJ-hike chatter lingers. Gold, the oversold counterweight, is catching a bounce at 4330.58, up 0.63%.
The calendar wakes up after a headline-driven morning. The main course is Canadian: the BoC's rate decision and press conference, with RBNZ's Breman also speaking. For the US, ADP employment leads a light afternoon — Factory Orders, Crude Oil Inventories, and the Beige Book.
Watch three things. Whether oil's pullback draws fresh buyers or deepens — with no tested ceiling overhead and the nearest floor some five ATRs below at 84.86, crude is stretched and headline-dependent. Whether gold's bounce holds 4328.15, with room toward 4360.82. And whether the BoC's tone matches the charts: USDCAD is running firm at RSI 66, so the loonie could be the live wire. Bitcoin, squeezed between 76,604.8 and 77,033.9, could deliver a breakout headline.
02 Sep 12:15 UTCUSD Medium
02 Sep 13:45 UTCCAD High
02 Sep 13:45 UTCCAD High
02 Sep 14:00 UTCUSD Low
02 Sep 14:30 UTCCAD High
02 Sep 14:30 UTCUSD Low
02 Sep 18:00 UTCUSD Low
02 Sep 20:10 UTCNZD Medium