AUD/USD a few tics weaker after the September jobs report

<p>While the twin headlines show jobs were added and the unemployment rate dropped the internals of the September Labour Market report are a little soft. </p><ul><li><a href="https://www.forexlive.com/news/australia-sep-jobs-67k-vs-20k-expected-jobless-rate-36-vs-37-exp-20231019/" target="_blank" rel="follow" data-article-link="true">Australia September Jobs +6.7K (vs. +20K expected) &amp; Jobless rate 3.6% (vs. 3.7% exp)</a></li></ul><p>AUD/USD was a touch lower before the release, alongside a slight strengthening for the USD across most major FX (USD/JPY was down a little) and it lost a little more after the release. Most here in Asia are content to wait it out until Federal Reserve Chair Powell speaks at midday US Eastern time today. </p>

This article was written by Eamonn Sheridan at www.forexlive.com.