Australia: Employment data does nothing to alter view of imminent RBA rate cut – Rabobank
|The Rabobank Research Team provided insights on Australia’s employment data for March and its implications on the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) interest rate outlook.
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“Aussie labor market data released earlier today saw some mean-reversion in the headline employment figures.”
“According to the ABS, Australia shed 6,600 jobs in March after gaining 117,600 in February.”
“Rabobank had been expecting 10,000 jobs to be lost - which puts us equal closest to the pin amongst forecasters - but despite a 1-tick rise, the unemployment rate of 3.8% remained below our forecast (and below the market consensus) because of a fall in participation.”
“All-in-all, it was another strong result for the Aussie labor market that does nothing for the view that Australia will be cutting rates imminently.”
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