Construction spending decreased by 1.2% in October — somewhat faster than the analytics expected (0.9% decline) after remaining virtually unchanged in September (revised positively from 0.3% drop).

ISM PMI (measure of the U.S. manufacturing sector’s stability) declined from 38.9 to 36.2 in November. Having fallen below 38.0 estimated by the market analysts, the index now resides on the lowest level since May 1982.

Durable goods orders decreased by 6.2% in October after declining by 0.2% in September (revised down from the 0.8% gain). The orders were expected to decline by no more than 2.5%.

Initial jobless claims declined to 529,000 last week after being reported at 543,000 (revised up from 542,000) a week before. They declined by a little more than the analysts expected.

Personal income rose by 0.3% in October after gaining 0.1% in September (revised down from the 0.2% increase). It was expected to gain 0.1% in October. Personal spendings decreased as expected — by 1%, following the 0.3% decline in September.

Chicago PMI fell to the lowest level since April 1982 in November — from 37.8 to 33.8. According to the median forecast by the market analysts it should have risen to 38.5.

University of Michigan consumer confidence index slid from 57.6 (revised down from 57.9) to 55.3 in November — only 3.6 index points above its absolute minimum level recorded in May 1980. Forecasts show that the traders expected the index to go up to 58.0.

New home sales decreased to an annually adjusted rate of 433,000 in October down from 457,00 in September (revised down from 464,000). Market participants expected a decline to 450,000.

U.S. crude oil inventories increased by 7.3 million barrels during the last week. This growth followed 1.6 million barrels increase recorded a week before.

Preliminary value for the Q3 U.S. GDP decline was revised downwardly to 0.5% from 0.3% drop released almost a month ago. It was expected by the market participants and didn’t affect the EUR/USD rate.

Consumer confidence unexpectedly rose in November - from 38.8 to 44.9. That’s a clear positive news for the global financial markets, but probably not for the U.S. dollar. The consensus forecast for the current month’s value was at 39.5.