Latest data released by INSEE - 20 November 2018

  • Prior 9.1%
  • ILO mainland unemployment rate 8.8% vs 8.9% expected
  • Prior 8.7%; revised to 8.8%
  • Mainland unemployment change ('000s) +22k vs -48k prior; revised to -44k

Following the revision, the unemployment rates for Q3 hold steady for the quarter. Not much else to gather from this report here as this is very much a low-tier release. EUR/USD sits near flat levels for the day at 1.1452, trading in a 15 pips range still. EUR/GBP sits at 0.8907 also in a relatively narrow range so far.