US Pending Home Sales Tick Lower 0.4% – Within

Pending home sales dropped by 0.4% in the US during the month of February. They were expected to drop by 0.3% after rising 3.8% last month (revised down from 4.5% originally reported.

New home sales disappointed yesterday by standing at an annual level of 411K, worse than expected.

In general, the housing market in the US is still a leading sector.

EUR/USD stabilized on this news. The pair already fell sharply earlier in the day, finding a new 4 month low and losing the 1.28 level. It currently holds above minor support at 1.2750.

USD/JPY which is often the best pair to react to US data, is stable around 94.25 on the result which was within expectations.

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