EUR/USD rallied for a brief time following optimistic outlook expressed by European Central Bank President Mario Draghi at the press conference that followed the central bank’s policy meeting. (Event A on the chart.) The rally was extremely
Durable goods orders rose 0.8% in September instead of falling 1.3% as experts had predicted. The increase followed the gain of 4.6% in August. (Event A on the chart.)
Initial jobless claims rose from 210k to 215k last week, in line with market expectations. (Event A on the chart.)
Pending home sales increased by 0.5% in September, whereas analysts had expected a small drop by 0.1%. Sales dipped 1.9% in August. (Event B on the chart.)
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