Australia data - Building approvals +2.8% m/m & ANZ Job Advertisements +2.3% m/m

Data from Australia:

Building approvals for March: +2.8% m/m

• expected is -1.5% m/m
• prior was -1.6%, revised from-3.2% m/m

And, for the y/y: +23.6% y/y

• expected +16.7%
• prior was +14.6%, revised from +14.3%

Also, ANZ Job Advertisements for April: 2.3% m/m

• prior was -1.3%, revised from -1.4%

Big beat for the building approvals data

AUD a few tics higher on the release

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(And, note ... HSBC China manufacturing PMI is due at 0145GMT)