Thursday, 23 July 2026
All Session Summaries for this trading day.
Australian employment beat expectations while Eurozone sentiment improved
The Australian Dollar gained strength following a significant beat in employment change figures, despite the unemployment rate holding steady. Later in the session, a string of positive Eurozone confidence and registration data supported the Euro as the London open approached.
What materially influenced the market
- Australian Employment Changehigh
Actual employment growth of 76.3K far exceeded the 15.0K forecast, driving AUD strength.
- Eurozone Consumer Confidencemoderate
The figure improved to -35.0 against a -40.0 forecast, providing a late-session lift to EUR pairs.
Trading conditions
Directional following data releases
- Volatility
- moderate
- Trend quality
- moderate
Affected trading profiles
- EUR/USD · Reacting to high-impact economic data
Practical takeaway
Strong deviations in employment data provided clear directional momentum for commodity currencies ahead of the European open.
Retrospective educational summary. Describes what already happened during this session — not a prediction, not a trade signal, and not financial advice.
London Session Summary
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New York Session Summary
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