US housing starts Nov +22.7% vs +1.8% prev

  • Fastest growth since January 1990
  • 1091K annual pace vs +950K expected
  • Housing starts at highest level since Feb 2008
  • Prior housing starts reading (Oct) was 889K
  • Single family starts +20.8% to 727,000 unit rate

USD firmer on the better than expected data.

US housing starts November chart

US housing starts

EURUSD 1.3735 USDJPY 103.10 but GBPUSD having the spike I suggested as EURGBP breaks lower

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