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A$ In Narrow Ranges Ahead Of Today’s US Payroll Report

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AUDUSD has been range trading ahead of US May payrolls released later. Commodity prices are lower and regional equities mixed. The pair is little changed at 0.6667 after a high of 0.6670 and low of 0.6663. The greenback is also unchanged.

  • Aussie crosses are also little changed with AUDJPY up 0.1% to 103.86. AUDNZD is marginally off its intraday high of 1.0769 but still 0.1% higher at 1.0768. AUDEUR is down slightly to 0.6119 but off the low of 0.6115. AUDGBP is moderately higher at 0.5214 after a low of 0.5210.
  • Equities are mixed with the ASX up 0.3% but the CSI 300 down 0.5%. The S&P e-mini is 0.1% higher. Oil prices are little changed with WTI around $75.56/bbl. Copper has fallen 0.5% and iron ore is down to around $109/t.
  • Later US May payrolls are released and a 180k rise is forecast with the unemployment rate stable at 3.9% (see MNI Payrolls Preview). The Fed’s Cook gives a commencement speech and the ECB’s Lagarde and Schnabel speak. German trade and IP for April and Canadian May employment also print.

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