GBP/USD : The British pound strengthened against the U.S. dollar on Friday after unexpectedly weak U.S. employment data reduced expectations of an imminent Federal Reserve rate hike.U.S. After the data, the implied probability ​of a hike fell to about 40% from roughly 55% earlier. USD/JPY: The dollar weakened against the yen on Friday after unexpected soft U.S. employment data reinforced concerns about the strength of the American labor market. U.S. stocks rose on Friday, with the S&P 500 hitting a record high as weak jobs data reduced expectations of a September Fed rate hike. Dow Jones closed up by 0.28 % percent, S&P 500 closed up by 0.62% percent, Nasdaq settled up by 1.30% percent.