A disappointing housing figure in the US: sales of existing homes fall to an annual level of 5.31 million in August, down from a revised 5.58 million in July. This is a drop of 4.8%. Previous months saw this figure coming out above predictions.

The US dollar is sliding just a bit, with EUR/USD topping 1.1250, GBP/USD ticking higher and USD/JPY sliding to 120.34.

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