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The unemployment rate in Australia was a seasonally adjusted 5.8 percent in June, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday.

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Inflation in New Zealand was up 0.4 percent on year in the second quarter of 2016, Statistics New Zealand said on Monday.

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NZD/USD M5: 54 pips price movement by New Zealand CPI news event

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As was widely expected, the Federal Reserve announced Wednesday it has decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 1/4 to 1/2 percent.

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Growth in U.S. economic activity in the second quarter accelerated from the first quarter, according to the initial estimate released by the Commerce Department on Friday, although the pace of growth came in well below economist estimates.

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For the second consecutive month, the Labor Department released a report showing much stronger than expected U.S. monthly job growth. The report released by the Labor Department on Friday showed that non-farm payroll employment surged up by 255,000 jobs in July.

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The jobless rate in New Zealand came in at 5.1 percent in the second quarter of 2016, Statistics New Zealand said on Wednesday.

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U.S. economic activity in the second quarter grew by slightly less than initially estimated, according to a report released by the Commerce Department on Friday.

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Service sector growth in the U.S. slowed to its slowest rate in over six years in the month of August, according to a report released by the Institute for Supply Management on Tuesday. The ISM said its non-manufacturing index tumbled to 51.4 in August from 55.5 in July, falling to its lowest level since February of 2010.

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Australia had a seasonally adjusted merchandise trade deficit of A$2.410 billion in July, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday.

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Eurozone interest rates are set to remain at a lower level for sometime and currently there was no need to extend the March 2017 deadline for asset purchases as the policy measures pursued thus far have been effective, European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said Thursday, even as the bank trimmed the growth and inflation forecasts for next year.

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