{
  "id": 12041035,
  "title": "Australian Dollar drifts higher above 0.6950 on soft US jobs data",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/australian-dollar-drifts-higher-above-0-6950-on-soft-us-jobs-data",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-04T23:21:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "FXStreet",
    "slug": "fxstreet",
    "url": "https://www.fxstreet.com/news/australian-dollar-drifts-higher-above-06950-on-soft-us-jobs-data-202610042321"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Monday, the AUD/USD pair edged higher to approximately 0.6955 during the early Asian session. This movement was influenced by weaker-than-expected US job data, specifically a rise in nonfarm payrolls to 29,000 jobs in September, as opposed to the anticipated 90,000. The Australian Dollar strengthened as it often does in response to softer US job figures.",
  "summary": "The AUD/USD pair edges higher to around 0.6955 during the earlyAsian session on Monday. Weaker-than-expected US jobs data weighs on the US Dollar (USD) against the Australian Dollar (AUD). Traders await the release of the US ISM Services Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) report later on Monday.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}