Australia’s Employment Change and Unemployment Rate landed at 00:30 UTC on 15 October, and the Australian dollar barely stirred. The largest move was a slim AUDJPY dip of 0.05%.
Where the Aussie moved
AUDJPY led the move, easing from 109.883 to 109.8245, a fall of 0.05%.
Close behind, GBPAUD firmed from 1.90096 to 1.90192 (+0.05%), leaving the Aussie marginally softer against the pound.
AUDCAD slipped from 0.98867 to 0.98841 (-0.03%), while EURAUD edged up from 1.60859 to 1.60897 (+0.02%) β again, a touch weaker for the Aussie.
AUDSGD eased from 0.89318 to 0.89304 (-0.02%). AUDUSD was unchanged, sitting at 0.69592 before and after the release.
What the reaction shows
The response was muted. Every move came in at or below 0.05%, so no single pair carried a decisive reaction to the jobs figures.
What stands out is the direction rather than the scale: the Aussie leaned slightly softer across most crosses β against the yen, pound, Canadian dollar, euro and Singapore dollar β yet held perfectly flat against the US dollar.
That leaves the reaction spread thinly and evenly, with the one pair traders often watch first, AUDUSD, showing no change at all.
Descriptive market news from the ForexBullion Research Team. Not investment advice.
