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US Housing Starts Decline Slightly in April, Missing Estimates
US housing starts fell by 2.8% in April to 1.465 million units, slightly above the estimated decline of 5.3%. This marks a slowdown following March's upward revisions. The data reflects a cooling in the US housing market activity.
Date:
21.05.2026 |
Source:
FOR-EX.NEWS
Quotes
| Instrument | Price | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| EURUSD | 1.158660 | -0.33461% |
| GBPUSD | 1.340540 | -0.20621% |
| USDJPY | 159.158000 | +0.19011% |
| XAUUSD | 4509.560000 | -0.75148% |
| USDCAD | 1.378700 | +0.30848% |
| NZDUSD | 0.585610 | -0.23548% |
| USDCHF | 0.789140 | +0.35353% |
| AUDUSD | 0.713240 | -0.31758% |
| EURGBP | 0.864310 | -0.065905% |
| EURJPY | 184.419000 | -0.12618% |
| GBPJPY | 213.360000 | -0.020618% |
| AUDJPY | 113.526000 | -0.026419% |
| CADJPY | 115.463000 | -0.065779% |
| CHFJPY | 201.680000 | -0.082736% |
| NZDJPY | 93.202000 | +0.008584% |
| GBPCHF | 1.057780 | +0.089891% |
| EURCHF | 0.914340 | -0.030614% |
| USDMXN | 17.349500 | +0.24539% |
| USDZAR | 16.533200 | +0.68266% |
| USDTRY | 45.598440 | +0.027509% |
| USDRUB | 71.190000 | -0.41964% |
| USDSEK | 9.380410 | +0.61298% |
| USDCNY | 6.802000 | +0.022057% |
Upcoming Important Events
| Time | Country | Event | Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21.05.2026 | ||||
| 23:30 | 🇯🇵 | Inflation Rate YoY (Apr) | 1.8 | 1.5 |
| 22.05.2026 | ||||
| 06:00 | 🇩🇪 | Consumer Confidence (Jun) | -34 | -33.3 |
| 06:00 | 🇩🇪 | Gross Domestic Product QoQ (Q1) | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 06:00 | 🇬🇧 | Retail Sales MoM (Apr) | -0.6 | 0.7 |
| 08:00 | 🇩🇪 | Ifo Business Climate (May) | 84.2 | 84.4 |
| 26.05.2026 | ||||
| 14:00 | 🇺🇸 | CB Consumer Confidence (May) | 92.8 | |
| 27.05.2026 | ||||
| 17:00 | 🇪🇺 | ECB Press Conference | ||
| 28.05.2026 | ||||
| 12:30 | 🇺🇸 | Core PCE Price Index MoM (Apr) | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| 12:30 | 🇺🇸 | Durable Goods Orders MoM (Apr) | 0.4 | 0.8 |
| 12:30 | 🇺🇸 | Gross Domestic Product QoQ (Q1) | 2 | |