XPT to USD Exchange Rate

Upcoming Events for XPT and USD

		Event	Prev.	Cons.
12h 0m Low	USD	LMI Logistics Managers Index (Apr)	58.3
14h 0m Low	USD	Challenger Job Cuts (Apr)	90.309K	91K
15h 0m Med	USD	Balance of Trade (Mar)	-$68.9B	-$69.1B
15h 0m Med	USD	Unit Labour Costs QoQ (Q1)	0.4%	3.3%
15h 0m Med	USD	Exports (Mar)	$263B	$260B
15h 0m Med	USD	Nonfarm Productivity QoQ (Q1)	3.2%	0.8%
15h 0m Med	USD	Imports (Mar)	$331.9B	$329B
15h 0m High	USD	Continuing Jobless Claims (Apr/20)	1781K	1800K
15h 0m High	USD	Initial Jobless Claims (Apr/27)	207K	212K
15h 0m High	USD	Jobless Claims 4-week Average (Apr/27)	213.25K	214K

Interest Rates

Country	Central Bank	Current Rate	Previous Rate	Next Meeting
United States	Federal Reserve	5.5%	5.5%	41 days

Citing a lack of further progress toward its 2 percent inflation objective in recent months, the Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced its widely expected decision to leave interest rates unchanged. Members of the Fed also reiterated they need "greater confidence" inflation is moving sustainably toward 2 percent before they consider cutting interest rates.

RTTNews | 7h 4min ago

U.S. Construction Spending Unexpectedly Edges Slightly Lower In March

Reflecting a decrease in spending on private construction, the Commerce Department released a report on Wednesday showing U.S. construction spending unexpectedly edged slightly lower in the month of March. The report said construction spending dipped by 0.2 percent to an annual rate of $2.084 trillion in March, while economists had expected construction spending to rise by 0.3 percent.

RTTNews | 10h 37min ago

U.S. Manufacturing Index Indicates Modest Contraction In April

The Institute for Supply Management released a report on Wednesday showing a modest contraction by U.S. manufacturing activity in the month of April. The ISM said its manufacturing PMI slipped to 49.2 in April from 50.3 in March, with a reading below 50 indicating contraction. Economists had expected the index to edge down to 50.0.

RTTNews | 10h 41min ago