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Australian Dollar Outlook: AUD/USD and AUD/JPY Catch a Bid Ahead of Jobs Report
The Australian dollar is attempting to stabilise ahead of today's labour force report, with traders weighing resilient domestic data, hawkish RBA minutes and shifting risk sentiment. While AUD/USD remains vulnerable to further downside if the US dollar strengthens, both AUD/USD and AUD/JPY have caught a bid into the jobs report as markets continue to price a high probability of another RBA rate hike in June.
Date:
20.05.2026 |
Source:
forex.com
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Quotes
| Instrument | Price | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| EURUSD | 1.162420 | -0.011182% |
| GBPUSD | 1.343400 | +0.0067% |
| USDJPY | 158.891000 | +0.022033% |
| XAUUSD | 4535.550000 | +1.19218% |
| USDCAD | 1.374830 | +0.02692% |
| NZDUSD | 0.586790 | +0.47605% |
| USDCHF | 0.787100 | +0.094104% |
| AUDUSD | 0.715030 | +0.55466% |
| EURGBP | 0.865230 | +0.040468% |
| EURJPY | 184.700000 | +0.025995% |
| GBPJPY | 213.453000 | +0.022961% |
| AUDJPY | 113.613000 | +0.050196% |
| CADJPY | 115.584000 | +0.038948% |
| CHFJPY | 201.844000 | -0.001486% |
| NZDJPY | 93.230000 | +0.038629% |
| GBPCHF | 1.057280 | +0.04258% |
| EURCHF | 0.914920 | +0.032801% |
| USDMXN | 17.316650 | +0.055584% |
| USDZAR | 16.456950 | -1.57209% |
| USDTRY | 45.590700 | +0.01053% |
| USDRUB | 71.490000 | +0% |
| USDSEK | 9.341300 | +0.19349% |
| USDCNY | 6.800000 | -0.20399% |
Upcoming Important Events
| Time | Country | Event | Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20.05.2026 | ||||
| 23:50 | 🇯🇵 | Balance of Trade (Apr) | -29.7 | 667 |
| 21.05.2026 | ||||
| 07:30 | 🇩🇪 | S&P Global Manufacturing PMI (May) | 51 | 51.4 |
| 08:30 | 🇬🇧 | S&P Global Manufacturing PMI (May) | 53 | 53.7 |
| 08:30 | 🇬🇧 | S&P Global Services PMI (May) | 51.7 | 52.7 |
| 12:30 | 🇺🇸 | Building Permits (Apr) | 1.39 | 1.363 |
| 12:30 | 🇺🇸 | Housing Starts (Apr) | 1.41 | 1.502 |
| 23:30 | 🇯🇵 | Inflation Rate YoY (Apr) | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| 22.05.2026 | ||||
| 06:00 | 🇩🇪 | Consumer Confidence (Jun) | -34 | -33.3 |
| 06:00 | 🇩🇪 | Gross Domestic Product QoQ (Q1) | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 08:00 | 🇩🇪 | Ifo Business Climate (May) | 84.2 | 84.4 |