Australia employment change 50K vs. 50K estimate
Australia employment statistics for December 2020 – Employment change 50 K vs. 50 K estimate – Unemployment rate 6.6% vs. 6.7% estimate. Down from 6.8% last month
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USDindex, H1 The USDIndex has posted a one-month high at 90.88, which sets up potential for a third consecutive up week, something that hasn’t been seen since January last year….
Read More »Australian Dollar Outlook: Rising Commodity Prices to Drive AUD Higher
Australia’s success in suppressing the novel coronavirus and soaring commodity prices may continue to underpin the cyclically-sensitive AUD in the coming months.
Read More »Australia – ANZ job advertisements for December: +9.2% m/m (prior +13.9%)
ANZ’s survey of job ads shows its strongest rise for 18 months ANZ comments:
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The preliminary data is, of course, subject to later revision. For now though, comes in at a whopping +7.0% m/m Further growth was the expectation given indications of high Black…
Read More »Events to Look Out for Next Week
Holiday-thinned staffing in Europe, Asia and the US in the end of the week ahead will severely curtail trade, though what this means for volatility is anyone’s guess. The most…
Read More »Australia jobs report (Nov.): Employment +90K (expected +40K) & Unemployment rate 6.8% (expected 7.0%)
The Australian labour market report for November 2020 … another great report after the upside blowout in jobs the previous month also Employment Change: -90K to smash expectations a second…
Read More »Australia Nov NAB business conditions +9 vs +1 prior
Business survey from NAB
Read More »Australia’s Gross Domestic Product beats and Aussie prints fresh highs
Australia’s Gross Domestic Product has arrived as follows: Australia q3 real GDP +3.3 pct qtr/qtr, s/adj (Reuters poll +2.6 pct). Australia q3 real GD
Read More »Australia GDP for Q3 3.3% q/q (vs. expected +2.5%)
Economic growth data for Australia for the July to September 2020 quarter. and -3.8% y/y A (relatively) subdued bounce out of lockdown, not as substantial as many countries have seen….
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