London Wrap: European stocks climb, Aussie leads losers
European equities climbed as the CAC 40 and FTSE 100 led gains, silver and US crude rallied, and the Australian dollar topped the session's losers.
European equities climbed as the CAC 40 and FTSE 100 led gains, silver and US crude rallied, and the Australian dollar topped the session's losers.
Australia's jobs data landed at 00:30 UTC on Oct 15. The Aussie barely moved β AUDJPY led a slim slide while AUDUSD held completely flat.
US CPI at 12:30 UTC headlines the next 24 hours, with ECB's Lagarde, the EU summit, Australian jobs and BOC's Macklem also on the economic calendar.
The Australian dollar eased evenly against all counterparts after the 01:30 UTC CPI release, with AUDJPY leading the decline at -0.53%.
Australia's high-impact CPI headlines the next 24 hours at 01:30 UTC, after ECB's Lagarde, Canadian GDP and US confidence and JOLTS data.
The Australian dollar firmed broadly after the RBA Cash Rate decision, with AUDNZD leading modest, one-directional gains across the majors.
The RBA Cash Rate decision is due 04:30 UTC on Sept 29, with a 4.60% forecast versus 4.35% prior. See how AUDCHF, AUDCAD and AUDJPY are trading.
The Australian dollar eased against every major peer after Australia's employment and unemployment data at 01:30 UTC, led by a slip in AUDCHF.
Australia's Employment Change hits at 01:30 UTC Thursday, forecast 22.5K vs -15.8K prior. See how AUDNZD, AUDJPY and AUD pairs are trading now.
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The Australian dollar edged higher after the Q2 GDP figures landed at 01:30 UTC, with AUD/CHF leading a modest advance across the crosses.