
The Australian Bureau of Statistics will announce the updated Unemployment Rate and Employment Change data on Thursday, May 19, at 04:30 MT.
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics will publish average hourly earnings, nonfarm employment change (NFP), and the unemployment rate on April 1, 2022. The organization publishes the data monthly, usually on the first Friday of the month. Average hourly earnings and nonfarm payrolls exclude the farming industry because it’s seasonal. The unemployment rate is an essential indicator of overall economic health that helps analysts assess the US economic situation.
Every month the US unemployment rate is getting closer and closer to the pre-pandemic times, which is a good sign. However, some cities, for example, New York, are still struggling with a 7.6% unemployment rate. So, even if the situation is improving in general, some economically influential cities, in particular, can give unexpectedly negative results. The release from March 4 was a little lower-than-expected, 3.8% vs. 3.9%.
As for NFP, the result was much better than expected, 678K vs. 406K. The results influenced the USD positively. The US currency was rising for the several following trading days.
If NFP is higher than expected, the USD will rise. If NFP is lower than expected, the USD will fall. The unemployment rate situation is the opposite: the lower the indicator, the better for the US currency.
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Instruments to trade: EURUSD, USDCAD, USDCHF.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics will announce the updated Unemployment Rate and Employment Change data on Thursday, May 19, at 04:30 MT.
The UK Office for National Statistics will publish Consumer Price Index (CPI) data on Wednesday, May 18, at 09:00 MT.
The US Census Bureau will announce Core Retail Sales and Retail Sales on Tuesday, May 17 at 15:30 MT.
The US Bureau of Economic Analysis will publish Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) on May 27 at 15:30 GMT+3.
The United States will publish the Preliminary GDP on Thursday, May 26, at 15:30 GMT+3.
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand will publish a monetary policy report and make an update on the interest rate on May 25, at 05:00 GMT+3.
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