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NZ Employment Report
The NZ Employment numbers for Q3 have just been
released.
They came in well ahead when compared with expectations:
NZ Employment data for Q3 was:
- Employment (Q/Q) 1.1%
(consensus 0.5%)
- Employment (Y/Y)
1.9% (consensus 2.0%)
-
Unemployment Rate 3.9%
(consensus 4.4%)
- Participation Rate
71.1 % (consensus 70.9%)
Private ordinary time wages grew +0.5% in Q3 and + 1.9% on the year
The RBNZ Official Cash Rate (OCR)
rate decision will be released tomorrow. The OCR is widely
expected to remain at 1.75%.
The NZD is sharply higher/ in immediate response.
Current indicative levels are:
NZD-USD 0.6715 / 0.6745
NZD-AUD 0.9280 / 0.9320
NZD-EUR 0.5880 /
0.5920
NZD-GBP 0.5115 / 0.5145
NZD-JPY
76.20 / 76.50
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