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US Durable goods orders rise more than forecast- Nasdaq 100 futures slip

The July US Durable goods orders have just been released and they have beaten the forecast for a rise of around 5% in the headline number. The actual gain is 9.9% and that is quite a beat. The initial reaction delivered a new session low for the EUR/USD, but it remains to be seen how lasting that will be. The EUR/USD has just traded to 1.1158. The US equity futures are lower on the back of this data, but they were already on the drift anyway. Earlier today the Nasdaq 100 future was pricing the opening above 19,770. It is just now pricing that at below 19,700 

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