The ASX200 is set to rise 1.35% on Friday, boosted by an optimistic performance on the US stock market on the back of employment data which has quelled fears of a recession and brought a rally. The S&P 500 climbed 2.4% – close to its best performance since January 2023 – during the trading session, while the Nasdaq jumped more than 3% and the Dow Jones rose more than 700 points. Data released overnight revealed that initial jobless claims in the US fell 17,000 – a greater number than expected – for the week ended August 3. This softened concerns about a slowdown in the world’s biggest economy….