S&P Futures Halted Due to CME Outage

Economic data released on Wednesday showed that U.S. durable goods orders rose +0.5% m/m in September, in line with expectations, and core durable goods orders, which exclude transportation, rose +0.6% m/m, stronger than expectations of +0.2% m/m. Also, the number of Americans filing for initial jobless claims in the past week unexpectedly fell by -6K to a 7-month low of 216K, compared with the 226K expected. At the same time, the U.S. Chicago PMI fell to 36.3 in November, weaker than expectations of 44.3.I ...