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investingLive·Nov 3, 202645 signal

US September factory orders +1.8% vs +1.2% expected

Prior factory orders +0.1%Factory orders excluding transportation +0.5% vs +0.3% priorDurable goods orders revisions +1.9% vs +1.8% prelimDurable goods excluding transportation revisions +0.5% vs +0.5% prelimDurable goods excluding defense +2.3% vs +2.2% prelimNondefense capital goods orders excluding aircraft +0.6% vs +0.5% prelimThis is a decent report and shows some momentum in factories but it's overshadowed by a jump in the JOLTS number released at the same time. US yields are moving higher in the aftermath of both and USD/JPY is at the highs of the day at 158.37.For background, the US Census Bureau’s factory orders report, formally the full report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories and Orders, is released monthly at 10 am ET, about five weeks after the reference month ends. It arrives roughly a week after the advance durable goods report and expands on it by adding nondurable goods. The headline figure is the monthly change in total new orders for manufactured goods. Nondurables include petroleum and coal products, chemicals, food, paper and plastics. For most nondurable industries, orders are essentially equal to shipments because products aren’t built to order with a backlog. That means swings in oil and commodity prices feed straight into the nondurables figures, since refined petroleum products make up a large share. Markets also look at factory orders excluding transportation, which strips out the volatile aircraft and motor vehicle categories. The report includes revised durable goods data, which sometimes differ meaningfully from the advance estimates. Economists pay close attention to revisions to core capital goods orders and shipments, nondefense capital goods excluding aircraft. Shipments of those goods feed into the equipment investment component of GDP, and the revised figures can shift growth estimates. The release also covers manufacturers’ inventories, unfilled orders and the inventory-to-shipments ratio. These offer a read on whether factories are building or drawing down stock and how much work they have in the pipeline. Because most of the durables data are already known and nondurables largely track commodity prices, factory orders rarely move markets. Its value is in completing the manufacturing picture and providing the revisions that feed into GDP tracking.

Economy
DTN Progressive Farmer·Nov 3, 202645 signal

Periodic Updates on the Grains, Livestock Futures Markets

DTN's Quick Takes 11/3/2026 | 8:35 AM CST (Illustration by Nick Scalise) OMAHA (DTN) -- Posted 08:30 -- December corn is down 3 1/2 cents per bushel, January soybeans are down 1 1/2 cents, December KC wheat is down 6 3/4 cents, December Chicago wheat is down 6 cents and December MIAX wheat is down 3 1/4 cents. The Dow

Finance
A Wealth of Common Sense·Nov 3, 202645 signal

How Are U.S. Household Finances Doing?

The Federal Reserve conducts its Survey of Consumer Finances once every three years. It’s like the Olympics or World Cup for econ and finance nerds like me. The latest results were released a few weeks...

Economy
bloomingbit·Nov 3, 202645 signal

Coinbase, Robinhood Gain in Premarket on Hopes for Looser Perpetual Futures Rules

Shares tied to U.S. cryptocurrency exchanges, **Coinbase** and **Robinhood**, were both gaining in premarket trading ahead of the open. **Coinbase** was trading at $139.26 in premarket, up 1.04% from the previous day, while **Robinhood** rose 1.45% to $85.06. Expectations for related stocks appeared to be building after the U.S. **Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)** for the first time allowed **perpetual futures trading** based on individual stocks as the underlying asset.

Economy