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Michigan Consumer Expectations comes in at 54 against 51.8 consensus

Published Jul 17, 14:30 UTC
Impact
4/ 10, low
Market reaction Live, FXC rate feed
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Change measured from story publish at 14:30 UTC, from our own MT4 feed.

Michigan Consumer Expectations for the USD printed at 54, exceeding the consensus estimate of 51.8. This figure also came in above the previous reading of 50.7. The actual print represented a 4.2% surprise compared to the market consensus.

Measured market reaction 15 minutes after the release showed limited movement across major pairs. AUDUSD moved -0.1 pips, EURUSD moved +0.2 pips, and GBPUSD moved -1.7 pips. NZDUSD saw a -2.0 pip change, while USDCAD moved +1.3 pips. USDCHF remained unchanged at 0.0 pips, and USDJPY moved -1.1 pips. XAUUSD registered a -0.2 pip change. These initial movements are small when compared to the typical median 1-hour moves observed after past releases. For instance, EURUSD typically sees a median 1-hour move of 12 pips, and XAUUSD a median 1-hour move of 29 pips.

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