Aussie weakens on jobs report

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Australian Dollar depreciated against the Greenback on Thursday after country reported the number of jobs unexpectedly declined in December and unemployment rate remained unchanged. Meanwhile the Kiwi fell against its US peers, on national statistics showing consumer prices tumbled in the 4th quarter. Aussie dropped 0.3% to $1.0400 and Kiwi weakened 0.2% to $0.8032. Currently AUD/USD is trading at $1.0386 and NZD/USD is trading at $0.8017.
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