Challenger Job Cuts (YoY) -46.1%, -4.5% previous•Irish Unemployment Rate (Jul) 5.1%, 5.0% previous•Canadian Reserve Assets Total (Jul) 127.0B, 126.4B previous•U.S. GBP/USD : The British pound edged lower against the dollar on Thursday as investors monitored developments around a potential Iran-Oman deal that could reopen the Strait of Hormuz. USD/CAD: The Canadian dollar steadied against the U.S. dollar on Thursday investors turned ​attention to U.S. and Canadian jobs data. Markets closely monitored Gulf developments after Reuters reported that a proposed Iran-Oman agreement could allow Tehran to oversee inbound traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Spot gold was little changed at $4,244.29 per ounce by 2:50 p.m. EDT (1850 GMT),U.S. gold futures settled around 0.1% lower ⁠at $4,299.60.