Goods Orders Report Is A Mixed Bag, The Market Seems Reluctant to Take A Direction

The main figures for the US durable goods orders were pretty close to expectations with the core number the same as the consensus while the


The main figures for the US durable goods orders were pretty close to expectations with the core number the same as the consensus while the headline number came at -6.8% against -6% expected.

So, the main numbers are more or less as expected, one up and the other down. Although, last month’s goods orders jumped by 6% from the airline orders while this month o the opposite.

Yes, durable goods orders are very volatile

The main durable goods orders number is volatile because it is prone to big deviations such as the aircraft or military expenditures, but the capital goods orders and new shipment stand out.

Capital goods orders stripping out defence and Air purchases increased by 1% against 0.2% expected and the prior shipment were revised higher to 0.6% from 0.1% previously.

All in all, this is a mixed bag of numbers and the market looks either confused or uninterested. As I mentioned in the previous forex update, don’t expect big moves today until the evening when the central bankers get together, so no trade here at the moment.    

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Skerdian Meta Lead Analyst. Skerdian is a professional Forex trader and a market analyst. He has been actively engaged in market analysis for the past 11 years. Before becoming our head analyst, Skerdian served as a trader and market analyst in Saxo Bank's local branch, Aksioner. Skerdian specialized in experimenting with developing models and hands-on trading. Skerdian has a masters degree in finance and investment.

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