The European Common Currency traded sideways against the US Dollar, following the US Durable Goods Orders data release on Wednesday at 12:30 GMT. The EUR/USD exchange currency rate lost 4 pips or 0.03% right after the release. The Euro continued trading at the 1.1362 level against the US Dollar.
Census Bureau released the US Core Durable Goods Orders data, which came out better-than-expected of 0.3% compared to forecasted 0.1%.
New orders for major the US-made capital goods increased better-than-expected in May. Shipments grew significantly. This advance might signal some stabilizing in business spending after it dropped earlier this year.
| Date | 13.03.19 | 02.04.19 | 25.04.19 | 24.05.19 | 26.06.19 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actual | -0.1% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 
| Forecast | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 
| Pair | Open | Close | Change | 
|---|---|---|---|
| AUD/USD | 0.69844 | 0.69848 | 0.01% | 
| EUR/USD | 1.13662 | 1.13651 | -0.01% | 
| NZD/USD | 0.66836 | 0.66841 | 0.01% | 
| USD/JPY | 107.696 | 107.686 | -0.01% | 
| Pair | Longs | Shorts | 
|---|---|---|
| AUD/USD | 61.9% | 38.2% | 
| EUR/USD | 26.8% | 73.2% | 
| NZD/USD | 54.9% | 45.1% | 
| USD/JPY | 70.9% | 29.1% | 
| GMT | Currency | Event | Forecast | Previous | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1:00 | NZD | ANZ Business Confidence | - | -32.0 | 
| All Day | EUR | German Prelim CPI m/m | 0.2% | 0.2% | 
| 12:30 | USD | Final GDP q/q | 3.1% | 3.1% |