Australia reported a drop of 2.9K in employment against an expected rise of 4K. The unemployment rate ticked up from 6.1% to 6.2%, as expected.
The small misses were coupled with positive revisions, so after the initial drop, the pair drifted back up towards the round 0.80 level. The battle continues.
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