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Australia Unemployment Rate Hits 4.5% as Jobs Fall in July 
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Gold Prices Slide as Treasury Yields Surge, Fed Minutes in Focus 
Asian Stocks Rally as KOSPI, Nikkei Surge on Bond Market Relief 
Oil Prices Climb as US-Iran Hormuz Tensions Rattle Markets 
US Dollar Hits Three-Month Low as Treasury Yields Fall 
Chile Central Bank Holds Interest Rate at 4.5% as Inflation and Global Risks Persist 
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Lots of economic dockets and events scheduled for today and some with high risks associated.
Data released so far:
- Australia: Net employment rose by 9,800 and unemployment rate remained at 5.6 percent.
- China: Foreign direct investments rose by 4.2 percent y/y in October.
Upcoming:
- France: Third quarter ILO unemployment report will be released at 6:30 GMT.
- Italy: Trade balance report for September will be released at 9:00 GMT.
- United Kingdom: Retail sales report for October will be released at 9:30 GMT.
- Eurozone: Consumer price inflation data will be published at 10:00 GMT. ECB will release minutes at 12:30 GMT. ECB’s Praet is scheduled to speak at 21:45 GMT.
- United States: Consumer inflation statistics will be revealed at 13:30 GMT, along with Building permits, Housing starts, Philadelphia Fed manufacturing survey, and weekly jobless claims report. Fed’s William Dudley is scheduled to speak at 13:50 GMT. Fed’s Yellen is scheduled to testify before congress at 15:00 GMT. EIA will release weekly natural gas inventory report at 15:30 GMT.
- New Zealand: Producer price index for the third quarter will be released at 21:45 GMT.
- Auctions: Spain will auction 3, 5, and 10-year bond today. UK will auction 30-year bond.
