Analysts at Nomura suggest that the release of vehicle sales and factory orders data will garner maximum attention in today’s US session.
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“The advance durable goods report showed some softening in industrial activity in May. Durable goods orders excluding volatile transportation components declined 0.3% m-o-m while core capital goods orders (excluding defense and aircraft) declined 0.2%. The overall softness in the advance durable goods report indicates that factory orders as a whole in May are likely to decline.”
“Vehicle sales: We expect vehicle sales to increase to 16.9mn saar in June, up from the 16.8mn saar pace in May. After a weather-related surge in September 2017, sales have steadily trended lower towards their mid-2017 average pace of 16.6mn saar.”