AUD/USD: Australian Employment Data Set

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Source: Dukascopy Bank SA

The Australian Dollar appreciated against the US Dollar, following the Australian Employment data set release on Thursday at 00:30 GMT. The AUD/USD exchange currency rate gained 27 pips or 0.40% right after the release. The Aussie continued trading at the 0.6785 level against the Greenback.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released the Australian Unemployment Rate data, which came out better-than-expected of 5.2% compared to the forecast of 5.3%.

The ABS Chief Economist Bruce Hockman commented: "All of Australia's key trend measures remained steady in September 2019, with the unemployment rate at 5.3 per cent and the participation rate at 66.2 per cent."

Historical Data: Australian Unemployment Rate
Date13.06.1918.07.1915.08.1919.09.1917.10.19
Actual5.2%5.2%5.2%5.3%5.2%
Forecast5.1%5.2%5.2%5.2%5.3%
Initial Reaction on Main Pairs
PairOpenCloseChange
AUD/JPY73.47273.7140.33%
AUD/USD0.675830.677960.32%
EUR/AUD1.639871.63441-0.33%
GBP/AUD1.899141.8927-0.34%
Oct 17, 2019 Open Positions
PairLongsShorts
AUD/JPY60.7%39.3%
AUD/USD70.7%29.4%
EUR/AUD27.0%73.0%
GBP/AUD28.4%71.6%
Economic Calendar for Oct 18, 2019
GMTCurrencyEventForecastPrevious
2:00CNYGDP q/y6.1%6.1%
All dayEUREU Economic Summit--
17:45GBPBOE Gov Carney Speaks--
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GBP/USD: UK Retail Sales

The British Pound traded sideways against the US Dollar, following the UK Retail Sales data release on Thursday at 08:30 GMT. The GBP/USD exchange currency rate gained 8 pips or 0.06% right after the release. The British Pound continued trading at the 1.2810 level against the Canadian Dollar.

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