The following are the expectations for today's US August jobs report as provided by the economists at 15 major banks along with some strategies to trade the USD into the event as provided by the FX strategists at these banks. Goldman: We forecast nonfarm payroll growth of 190k in August, below the consensus forecast of 218k and down from July’s 215k gain. Worth noting that in recent years, the preliminary August payrolls figure has tended to be relatively soft in the initial release and has subsequently been revised upwards in following employment reports, with back revisions averaging +79k over the past five years. ... (full story)