Despite the much bigger than generally expected 4.2% m/m surge in orders in June (consensus forecast was 1.4%, Capital Economics was 4.0%), the latest durable goods report actually suggests that business investment contracted in the second quarter, adding to our fears that overall GDP growth was no more than 1.0%.
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