Durable Goods Requests Up 2.5% in November, Exceeding Expectations

The durable goods order report mostly showed numbers above expectations. The The main index registered an advance in November of 2.5%, higher than the 1.6% of the market consensus and higher than the 0.1% rise in October, which was revised from a reading of -0.5%.

The index without taking into account defense rose 2%, being that the expectation was for an advance of 0.1%. Excluding transportation, orders rose 0.8%, against the consensus of an advance of 0.6%.

Along with this report, the report of requests for unemployment benefits and that of personal income and expenses were known. The dollar it appreciated in the market after the data and despite the fact that the yields of the Treasury bonds, they experienced a slight setback. EUR / USD is testing 1.1300, while GBP / USD trimmed gains.

The economic calendar shows the University of Michigan consumer sentiment index and the new home sales report for later Thursday.

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