Australian employment data

Employment Change for June: +7.3K

  • expected flat, prior +40K revised from from +42.0K

Unemployment Rate: 6.0%

  • expected 6.1%, prior 5.9%, revised from 6.0%

Full Time Employment Change, +24.5 K

  • prior was +15.1K, revised from +14.7K

Part Time Employment Change, -17.2 K

  • prior was +27.3K

Participation Rate, 64.8 %

  • expected 64.7%, prior was 64.7%

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Slightly better than expected jobs data from Australia.

Unemployment rate is higher on the month due to a downward revision to the prior reading.

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All eyes back on China stocks now ...

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AUD/USD had a pop ... back barely changed now: