Australian Employment Preview: Sharp increase in jobs to support the aussie

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Australia will publish on Thursday at 00:30 GMT its February employment figures. The country is moving into the right direction but at a slow pace while the AUD/USD pair is developing a head and shoulders figure though it is unlikely to test the neckline at 0.7561, FXStreet’s Chief Analyst Valeria Bednarik briefs.

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“Australia is expected to have added 30K new jobs in the month, while the unemployment rate is foreseen shrinking to 6.3%. The participation rate is expected to have increased to 66.2%.”

“A sharp increase in jobs’ creation could provide temporal support to the local currency but will be short of suggesting a substantial recovery in the sector. A disappointing reading, on the other hand, could see the aussie edging firmly lower.”

“The AUD/USD pair is developing a H&S formation in the daily chart, with the neckline at 0.7561, the low set in February. It seems unlikely that the aussie could hit such a low with the employment report, but as closer it gets the higher the risk of a slump towards 0.7200 in the mid-term.”

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