US durable goods orders data for January was released today at 1:30 pm GMT. Report was expected to show a big drop in headline orders as well as a small increase in core orders, that exclude transport.
Actual report turned out to be a disappointment with headline orders dropping more than expected and core orders unexpectedly coming in lower as well. USD took a hit following the release, with EURUSD bouncing off the 50-period moving average at 30-minute interval. Meanwhile, US index futures jumped in a knee-jerk move, but has erased gains later on and turned lower. Nevertheless, scale of moves on USD and equity markets was rather small.
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เปิดบัญชี ลองบัญชีเดโม่ ดาวน์โหลดแอปมือถือ ดาวน์โหลดแอปมือถือUS, durable goods orders for January
- Headline: -6.1% MoM vs -4.5% MoM expected (0.0% MoM previously)
- Ex-transport: -0.3% MoM vs +0.2% MoM expected (+0.5% MoM previously)
EURUSD jumped following disappointing US durable goods orders report for January. Source: xStation5
