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The Aussie fell against the Greenback as the Australian labour market report showed slightly better than anticipated data. The AUD/USD exchange rate declined 0.18% or 14 base points to the 0.7914 mark, but managed to return into the 0.7960 area.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics stated that the Australia's economy added 16.0K positions in January, surpassing forecasts for a 15.3K gain. The country's unemployment rate decreased to 5.5% in the reported month, meeting the forecast. The report confirmed that the labour market remained in good shape, as businesses were keen to hire, while people were looking for a job. Thus, the RBA is unlikely to raise rates in the near term, owing to weaker inflationary pressures.
| Historical Data Table: AU Employment Change | Economic Calendar for 15.02.2018 | ||||||||
| Date | 19.10.2017 | 16.11.2017 | 14.12.2017 | 18.01.2018 | 15.02.2018 | 1:30 PM | US PPI m/m | ||
| Actual | 19.8K | 3.7K | 61.6K | 34.7K | 16.0K | 2:15 PM | US Industrial Production m/m | ||
| Forecast | 14.1K | 17.8K | 18.1K | 13.2K | 15.3K | 9:30 PM | NZ Manufacturing Index | ||
| Initial Reaction on Main Pairs | SWFX Sentiment Indexes | ||||||||
| Open Price | Close Price | % Change | Longs | Shorts | |||||
| AUD/JPY | 84.523 | 84.461 | -0.07% | AUD/JPY | 55.06% | 44.94% | |||
| AUD/USD | 0.79286 | 0.79143 | -0.18% | AUD/USD | 52.47% | 47.53% | |||
| EUR/AUD | 1.57208 | 1.57357 | 0.09% | EUR/AUD | 25.73% | 74.27% | |||
| GBP/AUD | 1.7682 | 1.76947 | 0.07% | GBP/AUD | 54.09% | 45.91% | |||