New orders for US manufactured durable goods fell to -2.2% month-over-month in February, from a revised 1.6% increase in January and compared to market expectations of a -0.5% decrease.
Durable goods orders excluding transportation decreased to -0.6% in February, from upwardly revised 0.8% rise in January, below market forecasts of 0.6% rise.
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Continuing claims reading, which lags initial jobless claims data by one week, dropped to 1.350 million from 1.419 million, while analysts expected a decrease to 1.410 million.
EURUSD is currently testing major support zone in the 1.0970 area. Source: xStation5
