Dollar Rises After Better-Than-Expected U.S. Durable Goods Data
Barrons·2026-02-18 14:22
Dollar Rises After Better-Than-Expected U.S. Durable Goods DataCONCLUDED[Dow Rises for Third Straight Session on Solid Economic Data]Last Updated:---8 hours ago# Dollar Rises After Better-Than-Expected U.S. Durable Goods DataByRenae Dyer, Dow Jones NewswiresThe dollar extends its gains after data on U.S. durable goods orders exceeded expectations.Durable goods orders fell 1.4% in December following November's 5.4% growth. However, this was better than the 2.0% contraction expected by economists in a WSJ sur ...