AUD/USD recovers from intraday low on surprisingly upbeat Aussie employment data

AUD/USD adds gains to the bounce from the day’s low.
Aussie Employment Change rose beyond -30K forecast, Unemployment Rate slipped below 7.2% expected.
Risk sentiment sour as virus woes joins China headlines, a shift in Brexit optimism.

Anil Panchal FXStreet

AUD/USD picks up bids near 0.7290 after the Australian jobs report flashes welcome signs during Thursday’s Asian session. In doing so, the pair battle the latest challenges to the risks coming from the coronavirus (COVID-19) fronts. Also challenging the bulls are global angst versus China and the European Union’s (EU) fresh push for no-deal Brexit preparations.

Australia’s headline Employment Change crossed -29.5K prior and -30.0K market consensus with a surprise +178.8K level. Further details suggest, the Unemployment Rate also eased from 7.2% expected to 7.0% while Participation Rate boosted to 65.8%.

Read: Aussie Unemployment rate increased to 7.0% vs 6.9% prior, AUD firms

Even with the good beat of data, AUD/USD fails to register a major upside momentum, while cutting the intraday losses by a few pips, as challenges to the risk tone weigh on the quote.

Among them, the COVID-19 resurgence in the US, Europe and recently in Japan have been worrisome. At home, ABC News mentioned one of Australia’s toughest lockdowns in South Australia.

Elsewhere, the UK, Australia and the US released a joint statement conveying their disappointment from China’s performance in Hong Kong. The global leaders urge the Asian major to respect international commitment while urging to stop undermining the rights of the people of Hong Kong. That said, S&P 500 Futures print mild losses while stocks in Japan and Australia follow the suit as we write.

Looking forward, risk catalyst can keep the driver’s seat amid a light calendar in Asia. However, the latest challenges to risk may continue probing the AUD/USD buyers.

Technical analysis

Repeated failures to cross the 0.7340/45 upside hurdle direct AUD/USD sellers toward the weekly low near 0.7220. Though, any further weakness will confirm “double top” formation and can drag the quote to the late-October tops near 0.7180.

Additional important levels

Overview
Today last price	0.7287
Today Daily Change	-14 pips
Today Daily Change %	-0.19%
Today daily open	0.7301

Trends
Daily SMA20	0.719
Daily SMA50	0.7177
Daily SMA100	0.716
Daily SMA200	0.6834

Levels
Previous Daily High	0.7332
Previous Daily Low	0.7272
Previous Weekly High	0.734
Previous Weekly Low	0.722
Previous Monthly High	0.7244
Previous Monthly Low	0.7002
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	0.7295
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	0.7309
Daily Pivot Point S1	0.7271
Daily Pivot Point S2	0.7241
Daily Pivot Point S3	0.7211
Daily Pivot Point R1	0.7332
Daily Pivot Point R2	0.7362
Daily Pivot Point R3	0.7392

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Anil Panchal

FXStreet

Anil Panchal has nearly 15 years of experience in tracking financial markets. With a keen interest in macroeconomics, Anil aptly tracks global news/updates and stays well-informed about the global financial moves and their implications.

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