Australia Consumer Inflation Expectations: 5.6% (May) vs previous 5.9%

May 21, 2026

Breaking: Australia’s Unemployment Rate climbs to 4.5% in April, vs 4.3% expected

Australia’s Unemployment Rate climbed to 4.5% in April from 4.3% in March, according to the official data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Thursday. The figure came in above the market consensus of 4.3%.

Australian Dollar slides back closer to one-week low vs NZD on dismal Aussie jobs report

The AUD/NZD cross meets with a fresh supply during the Asian session on Thursday and slides closer to the previous day's low, around the 1.2150 region in reaction to the disappointing Australian employment data.