Markets react to rise in unemployment rate
The increase to 4.2% is below the Reserve Bank’s forecast made in August.
The seasonally adjusted three percentage point rise in the unemployment rate to 4.2% in the September quarter was in line with expectations but still caused a bump in the currency and on money markets.
The New Zealand dollar fell 0.25USc and the two-year swap rates lost three basis points.
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