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The Australian Bureau of Statistics will announce the updated Unemployment Rate and Employment Change data on Thursday, May 19, at 04:30 MT.
Aussie and Kiwi grow in late trade
On Wednesday, the Australian and New Zealand dollars ascended versus their US rival because doubts over a potential American tax overhaul before the end of 2017 put pressure on the US currency.
The currency pair AUD/USD gained 0.10% being worth 0.7785.
The US dollar was suppressed because Donald Trump's public conflict with Tennessee Senator as well as fellow Republican Bob Corker drove worries over the vote of a crucial tax-code reform.
Traders were also closely watching the minutes of the Fed’s most recent policy gathering, due to be published in the day.
At its September gathering, the Fed had pointed to the possibility of a third rate lift in 2017.
The currency pair NZD/USD surged 0.17% trading at 0.7081.
Worries over Spanish political turmoil relieved, thus raising market sentiment.
Assessing the greenback’s actual strength versus a trade-weighted basket of six crucial currencies, the US dollar index slumped 0.14% being worth 92.96, which is its lowest reading since October 2.
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