US: Housing Price Index rose 0.6% MoM n January

FXstreet.com (Barcelona) - Prices of US houses, gauged by the Housing Price Index, rose 0.6% on a monthly basis in January, coming in short of expectations at 0.7% albeit better than December’s 0/5%.

Mar 21, 2013

US: Markit Manufacturing PMI (flash) up to 54.9 in March

Analysts were expecting the preliminary release for March of Markit manufacturing PMI to come at 55.0 but actual data didn’t reach that figure, staying at 54.9 after rising from 54.3.

Forex: EUR/USD easing to 1.2910 after US PMI

Sentiment around the single currency is now softer, after the flash US manufacturing PMI rose to 54.9 in March, up from February’s 54.3 although below forecasts at 55.0...