Latest data released by INSEE - 14 August 2018
- Prior 9.2%
- ILO mainland unemployment rate 8.7% vs 8.9% expected
- Prior 8.9%
- Mainland unemployment change ('000s) -48k vs +83k prior; revised to +85k
Lower-than-expected unemployment rate. A welcome development certainly and the slow and steady track lower continues. Nothing much to glean from the report here. EUR/USD continues to trade around the 1.1400 handle as it has been for almost the entire day so far.
