Investing.com - The Australian dollar, which opened the session in strong form, traded lower against its U.S. rival during Thursday’s Asian session following jobs data.
In Asian trading Thursday, AUD/USD fell inched down 0.04% to 0.8997. The pair was likely to find support at 0.8907, Tuesday's low and resistance at 0.9072, the high of July 31.
In a report published earlier Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said that Australian employment change fell to a seasonally adjusted -10,200 in July from 9,300 in June. The June number was revised down from10,300. Analysts expected a July reading of 5,000.
The unemployment rate in the world’s 12th-largest economy remained at 5.7% last month, better than the reading of 5.8% analysts expected.
On Wednesday, official data earlier showed that home loans rose 2.7% in June, beating expectations for a 2% increase. May's figure was revised down to a 1.7% rise from a previously estimated 1.8% increase.
Dollar-supportive commentary from members of the Federal Reserve only help the greenback a small bit against the Aussie. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans, a noted policy dove, said the U.S. central bank could begin tapering its USD85 billion per month bond-buying program later this year if the economy improves.
Other monetary authorities including Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Richard Fisher and Atlanta Fed Chief Atlanta Fed president Dennis Lockhart made similar comments, pressuring dollar-denominated commodities in the process.
Cleveland Fed President Sandra Pianalto on Wednesday said the central bank could consider tapering of its easing efforts if the U.S. labor markets continues to firm.
Elsewhere, AUD/JPY rose 0.31% to 86.99 while AUD/NZD added 0.20% to 1.1317.
In Asian trading Thursday, AUD/USD fell inched down 0.04% to 0.8997. The pair was likely to find support at 0.8907, Tuesday's low and resistance at 0.9072, the high of July 31.
In a report published earlier Thursday, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said that Australian employment change fell to a seasonally adjusted -10,200 in July from 9,300 in June. The June number was revised down from10,300. Analysts expected a July reading of 5,000.
The unemployment rate in the world’s 12th-largest economy remained at 5.7% last month, better than the reading of 5.8% analysts expected.
On Wednesday, official data earlier showed that home loans rose 2.7% in June, beating expectations for a 2% increase. May's figure was revised down to a 1.7% rise from a previously estimated 1.8% increase.
Dollar-supportive commentary from members of the Federal Reserve only help the greenback a small bit against the Aussie. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Charles Evans, a noted policy dove, said the U.S. central bank could begin tapering its USD85 billion per month bond-buying program later this year if the economy improves.
Other monetary authorities including Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President Richard Fisher and Atlanta Fed Chief Atlanta Fed president Dennis Lockhart made similar comments, pressuring dollar-denominated commodities in the process.
Cleveland Fed President Sandra Pianalto on Wednesday said the central bank could consider tapering of its easing efforts if the U.S. labor markets continues to firm.
Elsewhere, AUD/JPY rose 0.31% to 86.99 while AUD/NZD added 0.20% to 1.1317.