According to analyst at TD Securities, in the US session, new home sales are expected to decline 2.6% m/m to 650k in March, following two consecutive months with sequential increases that pulled sales near a year high of 667k in February.
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“Separately, the consensus expects the Richmond Fed manufacturing index to have stayed unchanged at 10 in April, suggesting further stabilization in the manufacturing outlook. Note that the combination of the ISM-adjusted versions of the NY Empire and Philly Fed surveys already suggests the ISM manufacturing index isn’t likely to deviate much from current levels in April.”