Investing.com – U.S. Treasury International Capital purchases declined unexpectedly in March, official data showed on Monday.
In a report, the U.S. Department of the Treasury said that net foreign purchases of long-term securities fell to USD24.0 billion in March, after totaling USD27.2 billion in February, whose figure was upwardly revised from USD26.9 billion.
Analysts had expected purchases of long-term securities to increase to USD57.7 billion in March.
Following the release of the data the U.S. dollar was down against the euro, with EUR/USD climbing 0.33% to hit 1.4166.
Meanwhile, U.S. futures indexes pointed to a lower open. The Dow Jones Industrial Average futures indicated a decline of 0.15%, S&P 500 futures pointed to a drop of 0.3%, while the Nasdaq 100 futures pointed to a loss of 0.2%.
In a report, the U.S. Department of the Treasury said that net foreign purchases of long-term securities fell to USD24.0 billion in March, after totaling USD27.2 billion in February, whose figure was upwardly revised from USD26.9 billion.
Analysts had expected purchases of long-term securities to increase to USD57.7 billion in March.
Following the release of the data the U.S. dollar was down against the euro, with EUR/USD climbing 0.33% to hit 1.4166.
Meanwhile, U.S. futures indexes pointed to a lower open. The Dow Jones Industrial Average futures indicated a decline of 0.15%, S&P 500 futures pointed to a drop of 0.3%, while the Nasdaq 100 futures pointed to a loss of 0.2%.