Investing.com – The Australian dollar was down against its U.S. counterpart on Thursday, falling to hit a fresh daily low, after official data showed Australia’s unemployment rate rose unexpectedly.
AUD/USD hit 0.9988 during European afternoon trade, a daily low; the pair subsequently consolidated at 1.0010, shedding 0.41%.
The pair was likely to find support at 0.9891, the low of November 3, and resistance at 1.0133, the high of November 9.
Earlier in the day, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said that the nation’s unemployment rate increased unexpectedly in October, rising to a seasonally adjusted 5.4%, after remaining unchanged at 5.1% in September.
Analysts had expected Australia’s unemployment rate to fall to 5.0% in October.
Meanwhile, the report also showed that employers added a seasonally adjusted 29,700 new jobs in October, after adding a revised 49,600 new jobs in September. Analysts had expected 20,200 new jobs to be added in October.
Meanwhile, the Aussie was up against the euro, with EUR/AUD falling 0.22% to hit 1.3679.
On Thursday, G-20 leaders began a 2-day world economic summit amid growing concerns about trade imbalances and currency controls.
The summit was expected to be closely watched by investors following the Federal Reserve’s decision last week to buy its own debt to keep borrowing costs near zero, which attracted criticism from other G-20 leaders including Germany and China.
AUD/USD hit 0.9988 during European afternoon trade, a daily low; the pair subsequently consolidated at 1.0010, shedding 0.41%.
The pair was likely to find support at 0.9891, the low of November 3, and resistance at 1.0133, the high of November 9.
Earlier in the day, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said that the nation’s unemployment rate increased unexpectedly in October, rising to a seasonally adjusted 5.4%, after remaining unchanged at 5.1% in September.
Analysts had expected Australia’s unemployment rate to fall to 5.0% in October.
Meanwhile, the report also showed that employers added a seasonally adjusted 29,700 new jobs in October, after adding a revised 49,600 new jobs in September. Analysts had expected 20,200 new jobs to be added in October.
Meanwhile, the Aussie was up against the euro, with EUR/AUD falling 0.22% to hit 1.3679.
On Thursday, G-20 leaders began a 2-day world economic summit amid growing concerns about trade imbalances and currency controls.
The summit was expected to be closely watched by investors following the Federal Reserve’s decision last week to buy its own debt to keep borrowing costs near zero, which attracted criticism from other G-20 leaders including Germany and China.