US docket looks promising – Danske Bank

FXStreet (Edinburgh) - Analyst Pernille Nielsen at Danske Bank sees today’s US data releases coming in above estimates.

Key Quotes

“In the US the Markit manufacturing PMI is expected to show a slight increase in April”.

“We expect US new home sales to increase after they dropped to a five-month low in February. Yesterday US existing home sales fell less than expected and it seems that sales are stabilising after falling steadily since July last year”.

“We look for a recovery in US housing in H2 as the effect of higher mortgage rates fades”.

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