US consumers are more confident: a score of 92.1 points. Also the conditions component came up nicely with 106.7 beating 101.5 expected and expectations scored 82.7, above 79 predicted. However, JOLTs job openings disappointed with a level of 5.37 million in August, significantly less than 5.625 predicted. The report also included a downwards revision for July: 5.668 million after a report of 5.753 last time.
The dollar is marginally stronger across the board, with EUR/USD ticking a bit lower and USD/JPY extending its gains. The JOLTs number takes out part of the sting. However, consumer confidence is for October and JOLTs are for August, giving the better data the upper hand on timeliness.
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