US March factory orders +4.3% vs +4.5% expected

• Prior was +0.6% (revised to +0.5%)
• Ex transport -0.2% vs +0.4% prior

Durable goods orders:

• Durable goods orders +9.2% vs +9.2% preliminary
• Durable goods ex trans -0.2% vs 0.0% preliminary
• Durable goods ex defense +10.5% versus 0.8% preliminary
• Nondefense capital ex air +0.1% versus -0.3% preliminary

This was all very close to expectations.

This article was written by Adam Button at www.forexlive.com.