RTTN: Dollar Resumes Downtrend Amid US Durable Goods Orders, Jobless Claims Data
(RTTNews) - The U.S. durable goods orders data for June and the customary weekly jobless claims data for the weekended July 21st have been released at 8:30 am ET. Both data exceeded economists' forecasts, with the durable goods orders coming at 1.6 percent in the month and the weekly jobless claims edged down to 353,000 in the week.
The US dollar resumed its post-Draghi downtrend against other major currencies following the data. As of 8:33 am ET, the greenback was trading at 1.5685 against the pound, 1.2287 against the euro, 0.9777 against the Swiss franc and 78.10 against the yen.
