AUD/USD above 0.7300 following the very strong February jobs report

  • A record high for the number of people employed & the participation rate. The Jobless rate is its lowest since August of 2208.

Data post is here ... its a good result!

Australia Feb Employment change +77.4K (expected +37K) & Unemployment 4.0% (expected 4.1%)

AUD/USD has inched a little higher:

audusd 17 March 2022

Even prior to this very solid report analysts had been dragging forward their expectations for Reserve Bank of Australia rate hikes:

  • Morgan Stanley brought forward their forecast for a rate hike to August from November
  • Citi are now projecting 3 RBA rate hikes in 2022, beginning in August

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