Australian Dollar advances as Unemployment Rate comes below forecasts
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 20:03:13 -0500
Australia Part-Time Employment dipped from previous 10.4K to -32.7K in January
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 19:31:53 -0500
I posted a preview of the jobs data here: Australia's January labour force data due today - preview Posting the data now, and I'll have more to come on separately, analysis and implications etc. Wow ... this will ignite further chatter of a March rate hike by the RBA.
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 19:30:21 -0500
Australia Participation Rate registered at 66.7%, below expectations (66.8%) in January
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 19:30:11 -0500
Australia Full-Time Employment dipped from previous 54.8K to 50.5K in January
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 19:30:06 -0500
Australia Unemployment Rate s.a. below expectations (4.2%) in January: Actual (4.1%)
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 19:30:05 -0500
Australia Employment Change s.a. came in at 17.8K below forecasts (20K) in January
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 19:30:02 -0500
RBNZ's Breman says will adjust policy if inflation outlook changes
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 19:24:10 -0500
The dollar was off recent lows on Thursday and hanging on to a bounce after minutes from the Federal Reserve showed policymakers did not seem to be in a rush to cut interest rates and that several were open to hikes if inflation proved sticky.
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 19:08:29 -0500
South Korea Trade Balance dipped from previous $8.74B to $8.72B in December
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 19:01:43 -0500
Japan Machinery Orders (MoM) registered at 19.1% above expectations (4.5%) in December
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:50:03 -0500
Japan Machinery Orders (YoY) registered at 16.8% above expectations (3.9%) in December
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 18:50:02 -0500
The Pound Euro (GBP/EUR) exchange rate recovered some of the previous day's losses on Wednesday as investors reacted to the UK's latest consumer price index. Latest — Exchange Rates:Pound to Euro (GBP/EUR): 1.14547 (+0.09%)Pound to Dollar (GBP/USD): 1.34984 (-0.48%)Euro to Dollar (EUR/USD): 1.17842 (-0.56%) DAILY RECAP: The.
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:30:00 -0500
Note that while Singapore is back from holiday today mainland China and Hong Kong are still out. Liquididity in markets will be somewhat thinner than usual.
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:02:41 -0500
Natural gas tests key support near $3.01 after a corrective low, with wedge patterns suggesting potential upside if demand improves and trendline holds.
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:55:16 -0500
United States API Weekly Crude Oil Stock: -0.609M (February 13) vs previous 13.4M
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:50:55 -0500
The USD moved broadly higher, supported by rising Treasury yields and a run of better-than-expected US data. December durable goods orders fell -1.4%, but that was better than the -2.0% expected.
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:30:07 -0500
United States Total Net TIC Flows down to $44.9B in December from previous $212B
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:00:05 -0500
United States Net Long-Term TIC Flows down to $28B in December from previous $220.2B
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:00:05 -0500
The U.S. central bank on Wednesday confirmed it had asked dealers last month for quotes on dollar/yen rates at the behest of the U.S. Treasury, an unusual move that strengthened the stubbornly weak yen and put investors on alert for the first joint U.S.-Japan currency intervention in 15 years.
Wed, 18 Feb 2026 15:58:07 -0500
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