周四，标准普尔/澳交所200指数下跌0.8%，至8745点左右，跌幅扩大至两周低点，因为投资者在一份可能指导澳大利亚储备银行政策前景的关键就业报告之前变得谨慎。澳大利亚8月份的就业报告预计将显示2.2万个新职位，失业率稳定在4.2%，参与率保持不变，为67%。市场认为，央行在9月29日至30日的会议上采取了谨慎的宽松政策，掉期交易显示9月降息的可能性很小，11月的赌注降至70%。与此同时，美联储周三如预期般降息，但随着投资者消化了最新的经济预测，市场情绪保持平静。鲍威尔主席称之为“风险管理削减”，点图显示今年又有两次削减。回到悉尼，能源股领跌，下跌5.4%至6月13日以来的最低水平，桑托斯在ADNOC撤回187亿美元的出价后暴跌13.6%，而伍德赛德则因油价下跌增加压力而下跌4.6%。

The S&P/ASX 200 dropped 0.8% to around 8,745 on Thursday, extending losses to a two-week low as investors turned cautious ahead of a crucial jobs report that could guide the RBA’s policy outlook. Australia’s August jobs report is expected to show 22K new positions, with the unemployment rate steady at 4.2% and participation unchanged at 67%. Markets see the central bank taking a cautious approach to easing at its September 29–30 meeting, with swaps showing minimal odds of a September cut and November bets trimmed to 70%. Meanwhile, the US Federal Reserve cut rates as expected on Wednesday, but sentiment stayed muted as investors digested updated economic projections. Chair Powell called it a ‘risk management cut,’ with the dot plot signaling two more cuts this year. Back in Sydney, energy stocks led the decline, slipping 5.4% to their lowest since June 13, with Santos plunging 13.6% after ADNOC withdrew its $18.7B bid, while Woodside dropped 4.6% as weaker oil prices added pressure.