Employment report just out was quite poor, with a fall of 3700, hence the selloff in XJO and AUDUSD.
Below report from Reuters released at 11:35am.
SYDNEY, Feb 13 (Reuters) - Australian employment data for January, released
by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on Thursday.
Seasonally adjusted Jan
Unemployment rate (pct) 6.0
Employed (mln) 11.460
Unemployed 728,600
Participation rate (pct) 64.5
The employment fall of 3,700 was made up of a fall of 7,100 in full-time
employment, while part-time employment rose 3,400.
Forecasts centred on a rise of 15,000 in employment, with the unemployment
rate at 5.8 percent, a Reuters poll showed.
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