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US September durable goods orders +1.8% vs +1.7% expected US FHFA Monthly home prices index 0.3% vs 0.2% estimate US August Case-Shiller 20-city house price index +2.7% y/y vs +2.6% expected October US consumer confidence 91.7 vs 81.0 expected US New home sales for September 0.676M annualized vs 0.650M estimate US October Richmond Fed -2 vs -2 expected Flávio Bolsonaro repor...

Flávio Bolsonaro is reportedly en route to the United States, according to allies cited by Folha de S.Paulo. That comes just two days after he lost the presidential runoff to Lula, and after the Supreme Court ordered him to surrender his passports amid criminal investigations.

Manufacturing shipments 0 vs -5 last month Other details: Employment 3 versus 7 last month Wages 20 versus 17 last month Prices paid 7.12 versus 7.08 last month Prices received 5.27 versus 4.19 last month New orders -8 versus -6 last month Backlog of orders -21 versus -10 last month Capacity utilization -7 versus -7 last month Capital expenditures -12 versus -7 last month Se...

Prior was 81.9 (revised to 84.2) Present situation 120.4 vs 111.8 prior Expectations 72.6 vs 65.7 prior This is a nice jump but it comes after the worst reading since 2014 so it's still at extremely depressed levels. In any case, I struggle to see the value of this indicator as anything but a political barometer.

Prior month 0.684M annualized revised lower to 0.680M annualized Details: New home sales: 676,000 annualized. Sales change: −0.6% MoM; −5.3% YoY.

Prior was +2.5% y/y 20-city house price index +0.3% m/m vs +0.3% expected Mortgage rates at 7.5% aren't doing any favors for the housing market. For background, the S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Indices are the best-known measure of US house prices.

Prior month 0.3% Details of the report US August FHFA house prices rise 0.3% as expected; annual growth slows to 2.4% House prices MoM: +0.3% vs +0.3% expected. Prior revised to +0.2% from +0.3%.

Canadian dollar slips as investors await Bank of Canada, Fed rate decisions

Prior was 0.0% Ex-transport +0.5% vs +0.6% expected Prior ex-transport +0.3% Ex-defense +2.2% vs +0.1% prior Non-defense capital goods orders ex-air +0.5% vs +0.7% expected Prior +1.6% Durable goods orders have been chopping sideways for much of the past year and today's report is more of the same. it's a nice climb but it comes after months of stagnation.

U.S. Treasury yields hover near multi-week lows ahead of Fed decision

Headlines: FOMC Preview: A hawkish hold as markets watch for signals about timing and extent of further tightening Why the Federal Reserve matters more to crypto market than many investors realise Oil consolidates around recent highs as fears of imminent US strikes ease.

Sterling today: Pound dips on firm dollar as Fed, budget loom