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Australia’s Unemployment Rate Remained Steady At Its Six-Year Low Rate In August

For the 24 hours to 23:00 GMT, the AUD rose 0.73% against the USD and closed at 0.7171.

LME Copper prices rose 0.7% or $42.0/MT to $5891.0/MT. Aluminium prices declined 2.6% or $53.5/MT to $1981.5/MT.

In the Asian session, at GMT0300, the pair is trading at 0.7186, with the AUD trading 0.21% higher against the USD from yesterday’s close.

Overnight data revealed that Australia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate remained unchanged at its six-year low rate of 5.3% in August, in line with market expectations. Additionally, consumer inflation expectations also remained steady at a level of 4.0% in September.

The pair is expected to find support at 0.7120, and a fall through could take it to the next support level of 0.7054. The pair is expected to find its first resistance at 0.7226, and a rise through could take it to the next resistance level of 0.7266.

The currency pair is trading above its 20 Hr and 50 Hr moving averages.

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